Il Sorpasso(Il sorpasso)
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Italy · 1962
1h 45m
Director Dino Risi
Starring Vittorio Gassman, Catherine Spaak, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Claudio Gora
Genre Comedy, Drama
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In this road trip comedy, Roberto, a shy young law student, meets a brash and enthusiastic 40-year-old man named Bruno. As thanks for the use of Roberto's phone, Bruno takes him on a drive around the Italian coast, where the two very different men learn to better understand each other's lives and perspectives.
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Many a filmmaker has attempted to critique capitalist consumerist lifestyles, although no one was quite as prescient as Risi, who directed this black comedy at the height of Italy's Economic Miracle. Although perhaps simplistic in its fable-like approach to storytelling, this film is full of jolts of laughter, shock, and disgust that merit a few viewings.