A shirt-chasing matinee idol is suddenly at the mercy of his family in this romantic comedy from Italy. Sandro Lanza (Diego Abatantuono) is a veteran actor whose career is not what it used to be; once he was a movie star, but now the best work he can get is a role on a second-rate soap opera. After an attempt to regain his looks through plastic surgery goes wrong, the vain Lanza decides that a suicide attempt might get his name back in the papers. However, Lanza's attempt to fake his suicide comes close enough to put him in the hospital, and psychiatrist Giuliana (Manuela Morabito) urges his three daughters to come to his side. Thanks to Lanza's womanizing ways, the three daughters all have different mothers, and Clara (Vanessa Incontrada), Betty (Violante Placido) and Ines (Ines Sastre) barely know one another. However, the women bond over their concern for Lanza's failing physical and emotional well-being, and they decide he needs a good woman to take care of him. The siblings decide to fix Lanza up with Anna (Francesca Neri), a bright older woman, though neither Anna or Lanza seem too enthused about the idea at first. Meanwhile, the women have their own problems to deal with, as Clara and Betty are having relationship trouble, and Ines has recently been diagnosed with cancer.
by Mark Deming
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