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The Trip to Italy

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The Trip to Italy

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Comedy drama sequel starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, playing versions of themselves. Commissioned to write a newspaper travelogue, Rob embarks on a cultural and culinary road trip across western Italy, with Steve along for the ride.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Calum Baker

Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon and their roster of hilarious impersonations return for this first sequel to their original BBC comedy road trip. This time, the pair (playing fictionalised versions of themselves) take a trip down Italy's western coast, from Liguria to Rome to Capri, in service of a newspaper travelogue series inspired by the wanderings of the Romantic poets. Here, their dynamic has reversed somewhat, with a pensive Rob now chasing a serious film role and fretting over his career and family life, while a relatively sanguine Steve is more content to go with the flow. It's another nicely handled character piece that deepens the themes of the previous film. Brydon proves particularly impressive at picking apart his affable public image via some intimate (and never overplayed) scenes of self-doubt and even marital infidelity. Director Michael Winterbottom judges the tone and pace perfectly, making the most of the change in setting by carefully juggling the succulent meals, sun-kissed scenes and laugh-out-loud ad-libbed skits with the midlife melancholy of his characters. While this lacks the novelty of the 2010 original, it's still the most well-rounded of the duo's follow-up trips.

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rolenameSteveSteve CooganRobRob BrydonLucyRosie FellnerEmmaClaire KeelanYolandaMarta BarrioJoeTimothy LeachDonnaRonni AnconaSallyRebecca Johnson (2)

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rolenameDirectorMichael Winterbottom

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Theatrical distributor

Picturehouse Entertainment

Released on

2014-04-25

Languages

English | Italian

Guidance

Violence, swearing, sexual references

Formats

Colour

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