Il sorpasso (1962)
- Directed by
- Dino Risi
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- 6
- Rating
- 8.2 of 10 from 849 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A brash and charismatic motorist picks up a shy law student for a road trip across Italy during a summer holiday. Their contrasting personalities clash and spark as they drive through coastal towns and countryside. The journey brings moments of fun and tension, gradually revealing deeper differences between the two men.
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What happens
Il sorpasso (lit. 'The Overtaking'), also titled The Easy Life in English, is a 1962 Italian road comedy-drama film starring Vittorio Gassman, Catherine Spaak and Jean-Louis Trintignant. Co-written and directed by Dino Risi, it is considered his masterpiece and one of the best examples of the commedia all'italiana film genre. In 2008, the film was included in the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage's 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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