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The ultimate Italian road comedy, Il sorpasso stars the unlikely pair of Vittorio Gassman and Jean-Louis Trintignant as, respectively, a waggish, freewheeling bachelor and the straitlaced law student he takes on a madcap trip from Rome to Tuscany. An unpredictable journey that careers from slapstick...

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Uniform Title:Sorpasso (Motion picture)
Other Authors: Risi, Dino (Screenwriter), Scola, Ettore, 1931-2016 (Screenwriter), Maccari, Ruggero, 1919-1989 (Screenwriter), Trintignant, Jean-Louis (Actor), Gassman, Vittorio (Actor), Spaak, Catherine (Actor), Gora, Claudio, 1913-1998 (Actor), Angiolillo, Luciana, 1925-2014 (Actor), Sini, Linda, 1924-1999 (Actor), Contini, Alfio (director of photography.), Ortolani, Riz (composer (expression)), Pericoli, Ugo, 1923- (Costume designer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Italian
Language Notes:Italian dialogue; English subtitles.
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Subjects:
Bachelors > Drama.
Law students > Drama.
Male friendship > Italy > Drama.
Automobile travel > Italy > Drama.
Tuscany (Italy) > Drama.
Rome (Italy) > Drama.
Automobile travel.
Male friendship.
Italy.
Bachelors.
Law students.
Italy > Rome.
Italy > Tuscany.
Streaming video.
Internet videos.
Comedy films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Road films.
Motion pictures, Italian.
Foreign films.
Road movies.
Films comiques.
Films de fiction.
Vidéos sur Internet.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)
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Summary:The ultimate Italian road comedy, Il sorpasso stars the unlikely pair of Vittorio Gassman and Jean-Louis Trintignant as, respectively, a waggish, freewheeling bachelor and the straitlaced law student he takes on a madcap trip from Rome to Tuscany. An unpredictable journey that careers from slapstick to tragedy, this film, directed by Dino Risi, is a wildly entertaining commentary on the pleasures and consequences of the good life. A holy grail of commedia all'italiana, Il sorpasso is so fresh and exciting that one can easily see why it has long been adored in Italy.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1962.
This version produced by Criterion Collection/Janus Films.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 105 min.) : sound, black and white.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Alfio Contini ; music, Riz Ortolani ; editor, Maurizio Lucidi ; production design and costume design by Ugo Pericoli.