Juggling multiple storylines with aplomb, this mostly comic study of the vagaries of romantic entanglement focuses on six different couples and the ups and downs of their relationships. From a divorce attorney going through a brutal break-up with his wife, to a French youngster smitten with his Italian girlfriend, to a handsome cop stalking his former lover, cowriter/director Brizzi presents a wide variety of idiosyncratic characters looking for love. With a grand assembly of noteworthy actors including Alessandro Gassman, Cécile Cassel, and Silvio Orlando, this charming film suggests that there is an ex in everyone’s past who can’t—or won’t—be forgotten. Reminiscent of the best British romantic comedies, Brizzi’s film is a valentine delight to couples of all kinds—especially those who are no longer together!

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Written by Fausto Brizzi, Massimiliano Bruno, Marco Martani. Photographed by Marcello Montarso. With Claudio Bisio, Alessandro Gassman, Cécile Cassel, Nancy Brilli, Cristiana Capotondi (120 min).