''Manual of Love 2'' () is a 2007

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film in four quartets directed by

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. It is the

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of ''

Manual of Love ''Manual of Love'' () is a 2005 Italian blockbuster romantic comedy film in four quartets. It was directed by Giovanni Veronesi, who made two sequels, ''Manuale d'amore 2 – Capitoli successivi'' in 2007, and '' Manuale d'amore 3'' in 2011. ...

'' and was followed by '' Manual of Love 3''.

Plot

The film is divided into four episodes, centered on the theme of love.

First segment

Dario and Nicola, two men from

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, are involved in a car accident. Both are taken to hospital suffering from paralysis of the legs, and there Nicola meets a beautiful nurse named Lucia. While Nicola continues his rehabilitation therapy, he finds that he loves Lucia more and more, and she, too, in time, falls in love with him.

Second segment

Franco and Manuela have been married for a short time, and they want a child. However, Franco has a low semen count, and this creates many complications for the couple. Given that in

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the two cannot use artificial insemination, because the law prevents it, Franco and Manuela travel to

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, where Manuela is admitted to a specialist clinic. Franco manages to make Manuela pregnant, and he hopes they will have a son. However, their unborn child proves to be a girl.

Third segment

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: Fosco and Filippo are two young men in love. However, Fosco's father, a typical Italian southern man, does not tolerate his son's

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, and disowns him. Fosco and Filippo, as well as having this problem, know that in

they cannot get married, or even take on the upbringing of a child, because the laws do not permit such things. After they have been fighting over these issues, Fosco is beaten up by homophobes, and is soon visited in hospital by Filippo, who promises to go to

where he will marry him.

Fourth segment

Ernesto is a highly regarded waiter in an expensive restaurant in Rome. He has a wife and children, although his life lacks passion. One day Ernesto meets Cecilia, an Argentinian girl who works in the restaurant as a dishwasher, and they fall in love. Ernesto is very fond of Cecilia, because he knows that she is suffering because she has been abandoned as a child by her father. Cecilia, delighted by their love affair, involves Ernesto in wild late-night parties, but he has a heart attack, and he realizes that the youthful life of Cecilia no longer suits him. So the two decide to end their affair, while agreeing to remain friends.

Cast

Carlo Verdone Carlo Gregorio Verdone (born 17 November 1950) is an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director. Best known for his comedic roles in Italian classics which he also wrote and directed such as ''Fun Is Beautiful'' and ''Bianco, rosso e Verdone ...

: Ernesto *

Monica Bellucci Monica Anna Maria Bellucci (; born 30 September 1964) is an Italian actress and model who began her career as a fashion model before working in Italian, American, and French films. She has an eclectic filmography in a range of genres and langua ...

: Lucia *

Riccardo Scamarcio Riccardo Dario Scamarcio (; born 13 November 1979) is an Italian actor and film producer. Early life Scamarcio was born in Trani, Apulia, the son of Irene Petrafesa, a painter, and Emilio Scamarcio. He went to train as an actor at the Scuola ...

: Nicola *

Antonio Albanese Antonio Albanese (born 10 October 1964 in Olginate, Province of Lecco), is an Italian comedian, actor, director and writer. Biography Born in Lombardy to Sicilian parents, he studied at the Civic Drama School in Milan, then opted to pursue a ...

: Filippo *

Sergio Rubini Sergio Rubini (born 21 December 1959) is an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter. Life and career Rubini was born in Grumo Appula, Apulia, but soon moved to Rome to study acting. After some roles in theatre, he debuted in a feature f ...

: Fosco *

Fabio Volo Fabio Volo, pseudonym of Fabio Bonetti, (born 23 June 1972) is an Italian writer, actor, radio and television presenter, screenwriter, drummer, singer, and philosopher. Career Fabio Bonetti was born in Calcinate, Italy on 23 June 1972. After ...

: Franco * Barbora Bobulova: Manuela *

Claudio Bisio Claudio Bisio (; born 19 March 1957) is an Italian actor, presenter, comedian, voice actor, showman, director, cabaret performer and writer. Early life Bisio was born in Novi Ligure, Piedmont, and raised in Milan, Lombardy. He attended '' sc ...

: Fulvio (DJ) *

Elsa Pataky Elsa Lafuente Medianu (; born 18 July 1976), known professionally as Elsa Pataky, is a Spanish model and actress. Pataky is known for her leading role of Raquel Alonso in the Spanish teen drama '' Al salir de Clase'' (1997-2002)'','' before garn ...

: Cecilia *

Dario Bandiera Dario Bandiera (born 9 February 1970) is an Italian actor and comedian. Life and career Born in Syracuse, Sicily, Bandiera began his career working in tourist villages as an entertainer. In 1992 he moved to Rome to study acting and in early ...

: Dario * Eugenia Costantini: Maura * Gea Lionello: Elena * Fiorello: male nurse

References

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* Italian romantic comedy films 2000s Italian-language films 2007 romantic comedy films Italian anthology films Films set in Italy Italian sequel films Italian LGBTQ-related films Films directed by Giovanni Veronesi 2000s Italian films 2007 LGBTQ-related films 2007 films {{2000s-Italy-film-stub