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Gente di Roma (2003)

Gente di Roma poster
Directed by
Ettore Scola
Genre
comedy film, mockumentary
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This film captures a series of everyday moments and encounters among the people living in Rome. It presents them in a lighthearted, documentary-like style that honors the city's spirit.

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What happens

People of Rome (Italian: Gente di Roma) is a 2003 Italian comedy mockumentary film directed by Ettore Scola. It is close to Federico Fellini's Roma. The film is dedicated to Alberto Sordi, whom Scola had wanted to cast as a nobleman in the final scene. Sordi died before this could come to pass. Scola's daughters co-wrote the script. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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