Italy,
1962, 105 min
Directed by:
Dino RisiCinematography:
Alfio ContiniComposer:
Riz OrtolaniCast:
Vittorio Gassman, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Catherine Spaak, Annette Vadim, Claudio Gora, Linda Sini, Nando Angelini, Edda Ferronao, Jacques Stany (more)VOD (2)
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The ultimate Italian road comedy, Il sorpasso stars the unlikely pair of Vittorio Gassman and Jean-Louis Trintignant as, respectively, a waggish, freewheeling bachelor and the straitlaced law student he takes on a madcap trip from Rome to Tuscany. An unpredictable journey that careers from slapstick to tragedy, this film, directed by Dino Risi, is a wildly entertaining commentary on the pleasures and consequences of the good life. A holy grail of commedia all’italiana, Il sorpasso is so fresh and exciting that one can easily see why it has long been adored in Italy. (Criterion)
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