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Two no-longer-young men who live by their wits and a brilliant but shy art history student, unable to confess his love to a girl his age. An unlikely trio sets off on a road trip in a battered Jaguar through the towns and countryside of the Po Valley. A gray landscape serves as a backdrop to the cheery melancholy of the two friends, who are "too old to grow up", and to the amazement of the young man, both frightened and attracted by the absolute carefree spirit of his companion's demeanor. Francesco Sossai's film 'Le città di Pianura' ('The Last One for the Road') has got the most nominations for the David di Donatello Awards, Italian cinema's equivalent of the Oscars. The film has received nominations for Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay, as well as Best Actor (Pierpaolo Capovilla and Sergio Romano) and Best Supporting Actor (Roberto Citran and Andrea Pennacchi). Also shortlisted for Best Film are 'Cinque secondi', 'Fuori', 'La grazia', and 'Le assaggiatrici', which together collect most of the nominations in the main categories. Among performances, notable nominations include Valerio Mastandrea for 'Cinque secondi', Claudio Santamaria for 'Il nibbio', and Toni Servillo for 'La grazia'. For Best Actress, nominees include Valeria Bruni Tedeschi for 'Duse', Barbara Ronchi for 'Elisa', Valeria Golino for 'Fuori', Aurora Quattrocchi for 'Gioia mia', Anna Ferzetti for 'La grazia', and Tecla Insolia for 'Primavera'. In the international categories, the shortlist includes 'I’m Still Here' by Walter Salles, 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' by Kaouther Ben Hania, 'The Brutalist' by Brady Corbet, 'A Simple Accident' by Jafar Panahi, and 'One Battle After Another' by Paul Thomas Anderson.
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