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The Seventh Floor (1967)

The Seventh Floor poster
Original title
Il fischio al naso
Directed by
Ugo Tognazzi
Genre
comedy film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 48m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man checks into a peculiar hospital where the floors correspond to different stages of an illness. He tries to navigate the surreal rules and bureaucracy of the medical system.

lightheartedwhimsicalquirkysatiricalplayfuloffbeatbittersweet

What happens

The Seventh Floor (Italian: Il fischio al naso) is a 1967 Italian comedy film directed by and starring Ugo Tognazzi. It is based on the short story "Sette piani" ("Seven Floors") by Dino Buzzati, featured in the 1942 short story collection The Seven Messengers. The film was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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