Underplayed Gems

Il tassinaro (1983)

Il tassinaro poster
Directed by
Alberto Sordi
Genre
comedy film
Country
Italy
Runtime
2h 17m
Rated
T
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 81 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A middle-aged Roman taxi driver picks up a series of odd and memorable passengers across the city. He shuttles a suicidal young woman, a newborn baby, a former movie star, and even real-life celebrities like Giulio Andreotti and Federico Fellini playing themselves.

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What happens

est une comédie à l'italienne réalisée par Alberto Sordi et sortie en 1983. Pietro Marchetti, un chauffeur de taxi romain d'âge mûr, parcourt la capitale dans sa voiture "Zara 87", faisant des rencontres tantôt étranges, tantôt intéressantes avec ses clients. Ces rencontres vont d'une jeune fille aux intentions suicidaires à un portier qui lui confie un nouveau-né pour l'amener à sa mère prostituée au travail. Suivent un couple marié improbable, une ex-diva mûre comme Silvana Pampanini qu'il attriste en la confondant avec Sylva Koscina, jusqu'à l'homme politique Giulio Andreotti et le réalisateur Federico Fellini, tous jouant leurs propres rôles. Ce dernier, sous le regard amusé de Marchetti, rencontre l'acteur Alberto Sordi dans les studios de Cinecittà. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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