The Ages of Love

The Ages of Love (, also known as Manual of Love 3) is a 2011 Italian romantic comedy film consisting of three segments. It was directed by Giovanni Veronesi, and it is a sequel of Manual of Love (2005) and Manual of Love 2 (2007). Plot The film is composed of three episodes, connected through a young taxi driver who plays Cupid. Each episode is following a different couple: Giovinezza (youth): Roberto and Micol (Riccardo Scamarcio and Laura Chiatti); Maturità (maturity): Fabio and Eliana (Carlo Verdone and Donatella Finocchiaro); Oltre (beyond): Adrian and Viola (Robert De Niro and Monica Bellucci). In the first story, Roberto is a lawyer sent to a rural town in Tuscany to convince a family of old farmers to sell their land. They are reluctant to accept the offer, so Roberto stays for a few days. He spends his time in a company of locals, where he meets Micol, a beautiful young woman who flirts with him. They have fun together and one night, they kiss and make love on a beach. But Roberto has a fiance, Sara, who calls him every day to say how she misses him. Roberto is quite uneasy about settling down and getting married. Torn by his feelings, Roberto comes to Micol's house for a serious talk, only to find out she's married to a wealthy businessman. Realizing they have no future together, Roberto and Micol part their ways. Sara comes to take him, and before leaving town, Roberto urges the farmers to stand for their land.