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8.2/10
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An impulsive braggart takes a shy law student with him for a two-day road trip from Rome to Tuscany.An impulsive braggart takes a shy law student with him for a two-day road trip from Rome to Tuscany.An impulsive braggart takes a shy law student with him for a two-day road trip from Rome to Tuscany.
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
11K
YOUR RATING
- Director
- Writers
- Dino Risi(story and screenplay)
- Ettore Scola(story and screenplay)
- Ruggero Maccari(story and screenplay)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- Dino Risi(story and screenplay)
- Ettore Scola(story and screenplay)
- Ruggero Maccari(story and screenplay)
- Stars
- Awards
- 5 wins & 3 nominations
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Luciana Angiolillo
- Gianna Cortonaas Gianna Cortona
- (as Luciana Angelillo)
- Director
- Writers
- Dino Risi(story and screenplay)
- Ettore Scola(story and screenplay) (dialogue)
- Ruggero Maccari(story and screenplay) (dialogue)
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Storyline
Bruno Cortona and Roberto Mariani meet by chance as Roberto helps Bruno one day while everything is closed in Rome for the holiday weekend. The two men could not be more different. Thirty-six year old Bruno is extroverted, a man who seizes opportunities as they arise, is an excitement seeker, has never really grown up, but is a person to whom many are drawn because of his exuberance and masculine good looks. Law student Roberto is introverted, controlled and so unsure of himself that he doesn't really know why he chose law as a career and is afraid not only to let the girl who lives across the way from him, Valeria, know that he likes her, but even to speak to her. He even has a photograph of her in his wallet that he took clandestinely. Roberto reluctantly gets caught up in the whirlwind of Bruno's last minute change in plans for the holidays as the two head off together in Bruno's Lancia Aurelia sports car, their joy ride which will be largely at Bruno's whim. That reluctance is because Roberto would rather stay at home to study for an exam a few weeks away. Roberto tries to ditch Bruno at every stop, he however afraid to tell Bruno the truth that he'd rather not be with him. But as their time together progresses, they each learn a little more about the other, with Roberto in particular beginning to understand how stultified his life has been. The question becomes whether Roberto and Bruno can find that good balance in their lives because of their time with the other. —Huggo
- reference to michelangelo antonioni
- reference to garcia lorca
- reference to nikita khrushchev
- italian comedy
- man wears a swimsuit
- 76 more
- Taglines
- From Rome's dazzling Via Veneto to the glittering beaches of the Italian Riviera...these are the searchers...and this is their easy life!
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- Certificate
- Not Rated
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaIn 2008, the film was selected to enter the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved (100 film italiani da salvare). The list was created with the aim to report "100 films that have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978". The project was established by the Venice Days ("Giornate degli Autori") in the Venice Film Festival, in collaboration with Cinecittà Holding and with the support of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage.
- GoofsYou can see part of the rig on Bruno's car when they talk about Antonioni, when Bruno makes fun of the Italian family on the motorcycle, and when he teases the cyclist.
- Quotes
Bruno Cortona: [Picks up a photo from Roberto's desk] Who's this fatty?
Roberto Mariani: My mother.
Bruno Cortona: Wow! Beautiful woman.
- ConnectionsFeatured in I miei primi 40 anni (1987)
Top review
Masterpiece
This is simply one of the greatest films of all time. Yes, up there with "Modern Times" and "Los Olvidados," but for entirely different reasons. It is a convincing celebration of life that I have never experienced in any other movie. Gassman will move you to tears and laughter in a beautiful performance. The plot? An attempt to introduce a nerd to the world of chromatic living and accelerated emotion. Do the consequences matter? Yes? No? You'll love it anyway. If you can't get an English version, it doesn't matter. Listen to the original Italian and marvel at the significance of the depth and the architecture that penetrates the screen.
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- donlazaro
- Oct 8, 2006
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- The Easy Life
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- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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