Fri March 20, 2015
The Great War (Mario Monicelli; Italy, 1959)
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(La grande guerra)
Vittorio Gassman and Alberto Sordi star as two very reluctant soldiers tossed into the chaos of World War I in Monicelli’s biting comedy, which turns the tragedy and madness of war into the vitality of humor. Silvano Mangano adds beauty and charm as a pickpocket who joins Gassman and Sordi in surviving by wit and luck, not violence. Filled with anti-heroes, shirkers, and con artists rather than brave fighters or nationalist heroes, the film was met with fury by politicians who hoped to repress the film; instead, it became a popular hit, and shared Venice’s Golden Lion with Rossellini’s Generale Della Rovere.
• Written by Age and Scarpelli, Luciano Vincenzoni, Monicelli, from a story by Vincenzoni. Photographed by Giuseppe Rotunno, Roberto Serrandi. With Alberto Sordi, Vittorio Gassman, Silvana Mangano, Folco Lulli.
(134 mins, In Italian with English subtitles, B&W, ’Scope, 35mm, From Luce-Cinecittà, permission René Chateau)
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Vittorio Gassman and Alberto Sordi star as two very reluctant soldiers tossed into the chaos of World War I in Monicelli’s biting comedy, which turns the tragedy and madness of war into the vitality of humor. Silvano Mangano adds beauty and charm as a pickpocket who joins Gassman and Sordi in surviving by wit and luck, not violence. Filled with anti-heroes, shirkers, and con artists rather than brave fighters or nationalist heroes, the film was met with fury by politicians who hoped to repress the film; instead, it became a popular hit, and shared Venice’s Golden Lion with Rossellini’s Generale Della Rovere.
• Written by Age and Scarpelli, Luciano Vincenzoni, Monicelli, from a story by Vincenzoni. Photographed by Giuseppe Rotunno, Roberto Serrandi. With Alberto Sordi, Vittorio Gassman, Silvana Mangano, Folco Lulli.
(134 mins, In Italian with English subtitles, B&W, ’Scope, 35mm, From Luce-Cinecittà, permission René Chateau)
(La grande guerra)
Vittorio Gassman and Alberto Sordi star as two very reluctant soldiers tossed into the chaos of World War I in Monicelli’s biting comedy, which turns the tragedy and madness of war into the vitality of humor. Silvano Mangano adds beauty and charm as a pickpocket who joins Gassman and Sordi in surviving by wit and luck, not violence. Filled with anti-heroes, shirkers, and con artists rather than brave fighters or nationalist heroes, the film was met with fury by politicians who hoped to repress the film; instead, it became a popular hit, and shared Venice’s Golden Lion with Rossellini’s Generale Della Rovere.
• Written by Age and Scarpelli, Luciano Vincenzoni, Monicelli, from a story by Vincenzoni. Photographed by Giuseppe Rotunno, Roberto Serrandi. With Alberto Sordi, Vittorio Gassman, Silvana Mangano, Folco Lulli.
(134 mins, In Italian with English subtitles, B&W, ’Scope, 35mm, From Luce-Cinecittà, permission René Chateau)
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Vittorio Gassman and Alberto Sordi star as two very reluctant soldiers tossed into the chaos of World War I in Monicelli’s biting comedy, which turns the tragedy and madness of war into the vitality of humor. Silvano Mangano adds beauty and charm as a pickpocket who joins Gassman and Sordi in surviving by wit and luck, not violence. Filled with anti-heroes, shirkers, and con artists rather than brave fighters or nationalist heroes, the film was met with fury by politicians who hoped to repress the film; instead, it became a popular hit, and shared Venice’s Golden Lion with Rossellini’s Generale Della Rovere.
• Written by Age and Scarpelli, Luciano Vincenzoni, Monicelli, from a story by Vincenzoni. Photographed by Giuseppe Rotunno, Roberto Serrandi. With Alberto Sordi, Vittorio Gassman, Silvana Mangano, Folco Lulli.
(134 mins, In Italian with English subtitles, B&W, ’Scope, 35mm, From Luce-Cinecittà, permission René Chateau)
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