Il Sorpasso (1962)
Il sorpasso
Roberto, a shy law student in Rome, meets Bruno, a forty-year-old exuberant, capricious man, who takes him for a drive through the Roman and Tuscany countries in the summer. When their journey starts to blend into their daily lives though, the pair’s newfound friendship is tested.
- Date of release
- 1962-12-05
- TMDB
- 8.2 / 10 (875)
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy, Adventure
- Director
- Dino Risi
Casting
- Vittorio Gassman — Bruno Cortona
- Jean-Louis Trintignant — Roberto Mariani
- Catherine Spaak — Lilli Cortona
- Claudio Gora — Danilo Borelli 'Bibi'
- Luciana Angiolillo — Gianna Cortona
- Linda Sini — Zia Lidia
- Franca Polesello — Moglie del commendatore
- Bruna Simionato — Zia Enrica
- Lilly Darelli — Bikini girl with leg cast
- Mila Stanić — Clara, la ragazza alla stazione
- Nando Angelini — Amedeo
- Edda Ferronao — La ragazza della valigia smarrita a Civitavecchia
Interesting facts
Il sorpasso, 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."
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