He focuses on il sorpasso, as he talks about the 50s and 60s, the ending of the movie, and what it was like to make a movie like this during that era. Cg entertainment ha deciso di rendere omaggio ad uno dei grandi capolavori della commedia allitaliana, il sorpasso di dino risi, realizzando unedizione limitata e numerata a partire dalla nuova. An impulsive braggart takes a shy law student for a twoday ride through the roman and tuscany countries. An unpredictable journey that careers from slapstick to tragedy, this film, directed by dino risi, is a. Yts streaming watch il sorpasso 1962 full movie free. Buried toward the end of the liner notes for criterions new dualformat release of il sorpasso is a brief excerpt from the memoir of its director, dino risia sample that succinctly captures the soul of both the film and the wave of postwar italian comedies its come to represent. Find out more and purchase tickets at the miff website. Regarded by many as dino risis finest film, the easy life il sorpasso casts vittorio gassman as bruno, a jaded, aging roue, who introduces young roberto mariani jeanlouis trintignant to his hedonistic lifestyle previously a man with a purpose in life, roberto soon becomes as wanton and wastrelly as bruno. Riz ortolani serenata sicula, for il sorpasso soundtrack film. Obviously, there were many masterpieces released before and after that time, particularly during the neorealist.
Il sorpasso 1962 dino risi synopsis, characteristics. Lancia aurelia b24 convertibile 1957 classic drive art iii puntata tv duration. Il sorpasso 1963 on a summers day in rome, roberto mariani jeanlouis trintignant, a withdrawn young scholar, encounters bruno cortona vittorio gassman, a middleaged man driving a stylish. They will spend two days together, meet both robertos and brunos family. Borrowed from a chapter called he died of the illness called life, the passage concludes with risi. It is considered risis masterpiece and one of the best examples of commedia allitaliana film genre plot. Released 1963, il sorpasso stars vittorio gassman, catherine spaak, jeanlouis trintignant, luciana angiolillo the movie has a runtime of about 1. Known from the dino risi film il sorpasso or the easy life. This interview was made in 2014 where film scholar lanzoni discusses the style, and social aspects of risi andhis film il sorpasso. Il sorpasso is a cinema and italian movie classic, and its been appreciated a lot also abroad, even if 70% of its values gets lost if you are not italian or even roman, since the depiction of gassman character relies a lot on italian and roman archetypes and cliches, on slang and accent, on dialects, but not just in a picturesque way. The special features also on bluray and dvd are generous and helpful, but watch the movie first there are spoilers everywhere. Released 1963, il sorpasso stars vittorio gassman, catherine spaak, jeanlouis trintignant, luciana angiolillo the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 45 min, and received a score of out of 100. From romes dazzling via veneto to the glittering beaches of the italian riviera. Il sorpasso film analysis dino risi senses of cinema.
Il sorpasso uses its journey to reveal a whole culture. Il sorpasso roberto, a shy law student in rome, meets bruno, a fortyyearold exuberant, capricious man, who takes him for a drive through the roman and tuscany countries in the summer of 1962. May 08, 2014 two italys take a road trip in il sorpasso the 1962 comic drama follows two young men. The movie is from 71, the treatment from 55, the year of the aurelia in il sorpasso. Vittorio gassman plays bruno, the embodiment of a type of european masculinity that lives life to the fullest while skirting anything resembling roots or responsibility i.
The road movie is the perfect way to accommodate a character like bruno, because it keeps him from being boxed in by any one setting, or more structured forms of comedy or dramaor so it appears, anyway. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing il sorpasso near you. Il sorpasso occasionally titled the easy life is a 1962 italian cult movie comedy film cowritten and directed by dino risi and starring vittorio gassman, jeanlouis trintignant and catherine spaak. Bruno cortona could have made it by sea to viareggio, portofino and all the way to. Directed by dino risi 1962 italy the ultimate italian road comedy, il sorpasso stars the unlikely pair of vittorio gassman and jeanlouis trintignant as, respectively, a waggish, freewheeling bachelor and the straitlaced law student he takes on a madcap trip from rome to tuscany. Il sorpasso 1962 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Thirtysix year old bruno is extroverted, a man who seizes opportunities as they arise, is an excitement seeker, has never.
Bruno and il sorpasso are full of wonderful surprises and hidden depths, and they continually slip away from any attempts to reduce them. With vittorio gassman, jeanlouis trintignant, catherine spaak, claudio gora. Dino risis il sorpasso 1962 is an iconic italian road farce thats proven to be something of a rorschach movie. An unpredictable journey that careers from slapstick to tragedy, this film, directed by dino risi, is a wildly entertaining commentary on the. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. Bruno cortona and roberto mariani meet by chance as roberto helps bruno one day while everything is closed in rome for the holiday weekend. Rent il sorpasso 1962 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The film starts in a hazy, sunbaked and seemingly empty rome on an august. Movies il sorpasso roberto, a shy law student in rome, meets bruno, a fortyyearold exuberant, capricious man, who takes him for a drive through the roman and tuscany countries in the summer. Watch il sorpasso 1962 online full movie, free torrent streaming now. At first sight, il sorpasso doesnt seem particularly unique. Jul, 2014 the special features also on bluray and dvd are generous and helpful, but watch the movie first there are spoilers everywhere.
I would highly recommend adding criterions 2014 release of il sorpasso to your collection if you enjoy 60s italian cinema, or just quality characterdriven road movies in general. Il sorpasso is an evermoving canvas of the ebb and flow of the life of a nation over two summer days on the road. Roberto, a shy law student in rome, meets bruno, a fortyyearold exuberant, capricious man, who takes him for a drive through the roman and tuscany countries in the summer of 1962. Pininfarinas spider had a breakwater windshield wiper modeled after a riva speedboat, tres chic. The time roberto spends with bruno is a hilarious, but sometimes emotionally. R ome looks like a graveyard, declares selfstyled playboy bruno vittorio gassman as he tools through the nearly empty city streets early in dino risis il sorpasso, a 1962 road movie which presents his superficially easy life of bar hopping and vehicular daredevilry as equally alluring and hollow as the swankier dolce vita fellini chronicled two years earlier. Dino risis breezy italian comedy il sorpasso is a cinematic bossa nova joyride that centers on the unlikely bromance between a coy, modest law student and a suave, womanizing drifter named roberto and bruno respectively. May 12, 2014 the road movie is the perfect way to accommodate a character like bruno, because it keeps him from being boxed in by any one setting, or more structured forms of comedy or dramaor so it appears, anyway. It is considered risis masterpiece and one of the best examples of commedia allitaliana film genre. Reenact the memorable last scene of this cassic italian movie with this triple toned airhorn. Two italys take a road trip in il sorpasso the 1962 comic drama follows two young men. What could be controversial in regards to a movie about italian driving. Il sorpasso roberto, a shy law student in rome, meets bruno, a fortyyearold exuberant, capricious man, who takes him for a drive through the roman and tuscany countries in the summer.
A twist at the end puts everything into perspective. The sorpasso horn is not only for those who own a classic sixties car. The whole time i was watching the movie i was really torn about this being a comedy and wondering if i was supposed to even like the character bruno. I n a period spanning a little more than three years, 1960 to 1963, italian cinema lived its golden age. Rent il sorpasso 1962 starring vittorio gassman and jeanlouis trintignant on dvd and bluray. He put down everyone he saw country folk, poor people, blacks,and was a moocher and a liar particularly when we walk in on him twisting around robertos story about valeri to his relatives in the kitchen before they. Jeanlouis trintignant, catherine spaak, vittorio gassman. Il sorpasso soundtrack 1962 il sorpasso soundtrack riz ortolani il sorpasso bruno emilio pericoliquando q. Jan 07, 2014 r ome looks like a graveyard, declares selfstyled playboy bruno vittorio gassman as he tools through the nearly empty city streets early in dino risis il sorpasso, a 1962 road movie which presents his superficially easy life of bar hopping and vehicular daredevilry as equally alluring and hollow as the swankier dolce vita fellini chronicled two years earlier. Regarded by many as dino risis finest film, the easy life il sorpasso casts vittorio gassman as bruno, a jaded, aging roue, who introduces young roberto mariani jeanlouis trintignant to his.
An unpredictable journey that careers from slapstick to tragedy, this film, directed by dino risi, is a wildly entertaining commentary on. Il sorpasso will be screening at the 2014 melbourne international film festival 31 july 17 august as part of a program stream on commedia allitaliana. The older man is proud of his handiworkuntil tragedy strikes. The surfaris play 1963 catherine spaaksus discos ricordi 19631966. This is a fun, quickpaced buddy roadtrip movie for the most part, but carries a surprisingly serious message about how life in the fast lane isnt all its. Il sorpasso criterion collection dvd 1962 best buy. He put down everyone he saw country folk, poor people, blacks,and was a moocher and a liar particularly when we walk in on him twisting around robertos story about valeri to his relatives in the kitchen before they leave his uncles house. Il sorpasso 1963 stream and watch online moviefone. Read the il sorpasso movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Apr 19, 2017 il sorpasso capolavoro del cinema italiano.
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