Biography: Mario Monicelli |
A history and philosophy student at the Universities of Pisa and Milan, Mario Monicelli first yelled "Roll 'em" (in Italian, of course) when he co-directed a 16-millimeter short subject called I ragazzi dela via Paal (1935), inspired by Ferenc... more
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Vicino al Colosseo...C'e Monti (2008)
Length: 22min
Tags: Comedy of Manners Political Satire Comedy
Length: 108min
Based on a short story from Giuseppe Pontiggia's popular Italian book Vite di uomini non illustri (Lives of Non-Illustrious Men), this comedy chronicles the many lively phases in the life of Claudia Bertelli, who lived between 1949 and 2011. Born to...
Tags: Satire Domestic Comedy Comedy
Length: 110min
Panni Sporchi is a satiric comedy from veteran director Mario Monicelli about the public and private squabbles of a family-owned cough drop company. The Razzi family's business has been the economic backbone of a small Northern Italian city for years,...
Cast: Mario Monicelli Vittorio Gassman
Tags: Adventure Comedy Costume Adventure Buddy Film Adventure
Length: 125min
In one popular Spanish-English dictionary, "picaro" is defined as "roguish; scheming, tricky; low, vile; mischievous," and when used as a noun it refers to a rogue, a schemer. Yet the word also harkens to the kinds of novels (picaresque) that came out...
Cari Fottutissimi Amici (1994)
Tags: War Adventure Adventure Comedy Road Movie Comedy
Length: 118min
This Italian comedy, set in WW II, follows the road trip of a troupe of traveling boxers upon the roads of Tuscany. The story begins in August 1944 after Italy has been freed by the Allies. Dieci is a boxer living in Florence. He got his name (which...
Cast: Philippe Noiret Ugo Tognazzi
Tags: Urban Comedy Ensemble Film Buddy Film Comedy
Length: 97min
In a series of vignettes that serve as a sequel to Amici Miei, director Mario Monicelli brings back several of his stars from the earlier movie to continue their antics in Florence, home of the friends of the title. All five are (or in some cases,...
Length: 114min
In this wry comedy, if it were not for the fact that screenwriter Giuseppe Marchi (Giancarlo Giannini) is clearly overwhelmed by attacks of guilt at his sometimes caddish behavior, it would be easy to dislike him as he is shown disclosing his inner...
Speriamo Che Sia Femmina (1985)
Cast: Catherine Deneuve Bernard Blier Liv Ullmann
Tags: Satire Comedy of Manners Comedy
Length: 114min
Originally titled Speriamo che sia Femmina, Let's Hope It's a Girl is a multifaceted exploration of the pointlessness of sexual stereotypes. Liv Ullmann is a countess who, after her divorce, takes over the family farm. Realizing that she can't rely on...
Le Due Vite di Mattia Pascal (1985)
Cast: Marcello Mastroianni
Tags: Psychological Drama Drama
Length: 125min
The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal is based on -Le Deux Vite di Mattia Pascal, one of Luigi Pirandello's many stories concerning the transitory nature of the intangibles "Truth" and "Identity" Marcello Mastrioanni is a downtrodden average man, treated...
Bertoldo, Bertoldino E...Cacasenno (1984)
Cast: Alberto Sordi
Tags: Costume Adventure Parody/Spoof Period Film Comedy
Length: 125min
This enjoyable parody of classic fairytales about kingdoms and despotic kings is set in the year 1000 and stars Italy's Ugo Tognazzi in top form as Bertoldo, a crafty peasant who has to outwit the king (not necessarily a difficult job) and others in...
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