The Best Man (1998 film) explained

The Best Man
Director:	Pupi Avati
Producer:	Antonio Avati Aurelio De Laurentiis
Starring:	Diego Abatantuono
Music:	Riz Ortolani
Cinematography:	Pasquale Rachini
Runtime:	101 minutes
Country:	Italy
Language:	Italian

The Best Man (Italian: '''Il testimone dello sposo''') is a 1998 Italian comedy film written and directed by Pupi Avati. It was entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.^[1] The film was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^{[2] [3]}

Cast

• Diego Abatantuono as Angelo Beliossi
• Inés Sastre as Francesca Babini
• Dario Cantarelli as Edgardo Osti
• Cinzia Mascoli as Peppina Campeggi
• Valeria D'Obici as Olimpia Campeggi Babini
• Mario Erpichini as Sisto Babini
• Ada Maria Serra Zanetti
• Ugo Conti as Marziano Beliossi
• Nini Salerno as Sauro Ghinassi

Reception

The Best Man has an approval rating of 57% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 7 reviews, and an average rating of 5.7/10.^[4]

See also

• List of submissions to the 70th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Italian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Notes and References

1. Web site: Berlinale: 1998 Programme . 1 January 2012 . berlinale.de.
2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
3. Web site: [//www.oscars.org/pressreleases/97.11.24.html 44 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations ]. . 24 November 1997 . 13 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/19980213090309/http://www.oscars.org/pressreleases/97.11.24.html . 13 February 1998 . dead .
4. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1084447-best_man