I Laugh Because I Love You

I Laugh Because I Love You

2023 · 99 min · ★ 4.2 · Comedy

When they were in elementary school Leopoldo and Amanda swore eternal love to each other and that's how they got to the threshold of marriage twenty-five years later. He has become a famous pastry chef, she a dance teacher, putting aside her dream of being a ballerina. However, when, a week before the wedding, she receives an urgent request for collaboration from none other than the Paris Opera, instead of supporting her and accompanying her to France Leopoldo cancels the wedding, forcing her to leave alone. Shocked and confused, he soon realizes that he has broken the promise he made as a child and that he has disappointed her and decides to find ways to win her back.

Directed by Paolo Ruffini · Written by Francesca Romana Massaro

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