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5 must-watch Italian comedies Almost a genre unto themselves, Italian comedies deliver with gusto the unique and archetypical humor we’ve come to love and expect from Italian cinema. A mixture of European wit and Latin gregariousness, these comedies have made history featuring great names in the cinema industry such as Mario Monicelli, Roberto Benigni and Vittorio Gassman. Here’s a selection of five Italian comedies nobody should miss. |
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La Dolce Vita Ganadora de la Palma de Oro en Cannes y un premio Óscar, esta película es considerada por muchos críticos como una obra maestra del cine. La película cuenta una historia de amor en medio de la Segunda Guerra Mundial en el que Guido, un soñador, se traslada a la ciudad con sus planes para emprender una nueva vida. En el camino conoce a Dora (Nicoletta Brashi), la heredera de una familia multimillonaria. La relación parece imposible, hasta que Guido toma el asunto en sus propias manos y corre a Dora en su día de boda. Después de muchos dichoso Años unidos, la pareja se enfrenta a dificultades de nuevo cuando los horrores de la guerra los separó, quizás para siempre. This famous Italian comedy was an influential film used by Vittorio De Sica as an inspiration for Marriage, Italian Style. A masterpiece by Federico Fellini, La Dolce Vita stars Marcello Mastroianni as a playboy journalist who spends his life surrounded by the social elite; celebrities and rich people. He pursues a gorgeous actress and is completely captivated by her feminine guile. Fellini had a unique gift for abstract symbolism which shaped his later movies. La Dolce Vita chronicles a decadent society where there are no moral values except alcohol and the pursuit of sex, no solutions but suicide. The film won a Golden Palm at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival and an Academy Award for Best Costumes. |
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Big Deal on Madonna Street Directed by Mario Monicelli, Big Deal on Madonna Street is a crime-comedy movie considered by many to be one of the definitive masterpieces of Italian cinema history. The film is a comedy depicting a group of inept thieves who bungle an attempt to burgle a shop called Monte di Pietà in Rome. As the film's heist scene bears a striking resemblance to that in the film Rififi, the film is often considered a parody of that film. |
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Divorce, Italian Style Directed by Pierto Germi, the movie tells the story of a married Sicilian baron who falls in love with his cousin and vows to wed her but with divorce illegal he must concoct a crime of passion to do away with his wife. The movie won the Academy Award for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay and for Best Director. The film also received entry into the world famous 1962 Cannes Film Festival. |
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Life is Beautiful Winner of a Golden Palm at Cannes and an Academy award, this film is regarded by many critics as a cinematic masterpiece. The movie tells a love story set amidst World War II in which Guido, a dreamer, moves to the city with plans to embark upon a new life. On the way he meets Dora (Nicoletta Brashi), the heiress of a multimillionaire family. The relationship seems impossible, until Guido takes the matter into his own hands and runs to Dora on her wedding day. After many blissful years united, the couple faces difficulties again when the horrors of war split them apart, perhaps forever. |
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The Great War Director Mario Monicelli takes on the gritty topic of war and adds a comedy slant in this 1959 film featuring Alberto Sordi and Vittorio Gassman. The film was nominated for the "Best Foreign Film" award for 1959 at the American Academy Awards. |