Taste of Life
1988, Italian. Directed by Enrico Oldoini.
Elvio Battistini works as a ticket taker in the local cinema of the small town where he lives. He has a prosthesis in one leg, the result of an accident, but he tells anyone who will listen it is a war injury. Giuseppe Mondardini, is also an older man living alone in what was the splendid family home. When Elvio and Giuseppe meet, they hit it off immediately. A trip to a cooler area is in order, so Mordardini unveils his ancient automobile.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
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- Released
- 22 December 1988
- Original title
- Una botta di vita
- Country
- France, Italy
- Written by
- Alberto Sordi, Liliana Betti, Agenore Incrocci
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Taste of Life runs 98 minutes (1h 38m).
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Taste of Life isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 December 1988. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Taste of Life?
Taste of Life (1988) was directed by Enrico Oldoini and stars Alberto Sordi, Bernard Blier, Andréa Ferréol.