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A post Italian neo-realist film full of life and spontaneity. Every second of this film is refreshing and the characters take you along for the ride.   

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.

“Bruno and Il Sorpasso are full of wonderful surprises and hidden depths, and they continually slip away from any attempts to reduce them”

“Risi proves to have a deft sense of managing the intertwined humor and drama of his incredibly complex characters”

“It’s a sunny, lazy day in early-1960s Rome – the city is “like a graveyard,” with everyone away on holiday.”