Me and You (Italian: Io e te) is a 2012 Italian coming-of-age drama film co-written and directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, based on the 2010 novel of the same name by Niccolò Ammaniti. The film was screened out of competition at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3] It was Bertolucci's final feature film before his death on 26 November 2018.

Me and You
Theatrical release poster
ItalianIo e te
Directed byBernardo Bertolucci
Screenplay by
Based onMe and You
by Niccolò Ammaniti
Produced byFausto Brizzi
Mario Gianani
Lorenzo Mieli
Starring
CinematographyFabio Cianchetti
Edited byJacopo Quadri
Music byFranco Piersanti
Production
companies
  • Fiction
  • Wildside
  • Medusa Film
Distributed byMedusa Distribuzione
Release dates
  • 22 May 2012 (2012-05-22) (Cannes)
  • 25 October 2012 (2012-10-25) (Italy)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
Box office$2.6 million[1]

Premise

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Lorenzo, an introverted teenager, has difficulties in communicating with other people and pays more attention to his inner world. When his class goes on a week-long ski trip to the mountains, Lorenzo secretly settles in the basement of his apartment building. However, his loneliness is interrupted by an unexpected visit from his older half-sister Olivia.

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Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 67% based on 43 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "A minor entry in a magnificent filmography, Me and You doesn't stand with Bertolucci's greatest works, but it's still an engaging character study."[4] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 57 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[5] Philip French of The Observer called it "a lightweight disappointing affair".[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Me and You (2012)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. ^ "2012 Official Selection". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  3. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (22 May 2012). "Cannes 2012: Me and You (Io e Te) – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Me and You". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Me and You". Metacritic.
  6. ^ French, Philip (21 April 2013). "Me and You – review". The Observer. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
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