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West of Paperino (1982)

West of Paperino poster
Original title
Ad ovest di Paperino
Directed by
Alessandro Benvenuti
Genre
comedy film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
T
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 39 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Three friends get into comic situations in Florence and the surrounding Tuscan countryside. The film follows their misadventures as they navigate everyday life.

comedicabsurdquirkylightheartedplayfuloffbeatwhimsicalsurreal

What happens

West of Paperino (Italian: Ad ovest di Paperino) is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Benvenuti. It is the first film of the comedy trio "I GianCattivi", formed by Athina Cenci, Francesco Nuti and Benvenuti, who won the Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director. The film is set in Florence, Tuscany, with some scenes shot in Prato. The title is an inside joke that refers to the Tuscan village of Paperino, which is a district of Prato; the film's surreal and grotesque undertones are also hinted by the title itself, since "Paperino" is also the Italian name for Donald Duck. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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