Rent Il Sorpasso (1962)
4.0 of 5 from 55 ratings
1h 45min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- A career highlight for director Dino Risi and his star Vittorio Gassman, 'II Sorpasso' isn't just one of the heights of commedia all'italiana but of all Italian cinema. Jean-Louis Trintignant (The Conformist) plays Roberto, a shy law student who meets Bruno (Gassman), a larger-than-life Roman playboy who convinces Roberto to join him on a road trip from Rome to the Tuscan countryside. Their travels teach them about each other and themselves, oscillating between comedy and tragedy with powerful and affecting commentary on the easy life. Long admired in Italy, the film has influenced filmmakers including Alexander Payne (Sideways) and Aziz Ansari (Master of None).
- Actors:
- Vittorio Gassman, Catherine Spaak, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Claudio Gora, Luciana Angiolillo, Linda Sini, Franca Polesello, Bruna Simionato, Lilly Darelli, Mila Stanic, Nando Angelini, Edda Ferronao, John Francis Lane, Luigi Zerbinati, Annette Stroyberg, Jacques Stany, Paola Gassman, Aldo Gianni, Lina Lagalla, Howard Nelson Rubien
- Directors:
- Dino Risi
- Producers:
- Mario Cecchi Gori
- Writers:
- Dino Risi, Ettore Scola, Ruggero Maccari
- Aka:
- The Easy Life
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Comedy, Drama
- Countries:
- Italy
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 21/08/2023
- Run Time:
- 108 minutes
- Languages:
- Italian LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Newly filmed appreciation of the film by Italian cinema expert Richard Dyer (2023, 22 mins)
- Archival interview with Dino Risi by critic Jean A. Gili (1999, 13 mins)
- Jean-Louis Trintignant on 'II Sorpasso' - an introduction by the actor for a French TV broadcast of the film (1983, 9 mins)
- L'estate di Bruno Cortona - Castiglioncello nell'anno del Sorpasso - an extract from the documentary made for the 50th anniversary of II sorpasso featuring the cast and crew (Gloria De Antoni, 2012, 11 mins)
- On a Trintignant Kick - An audio essay and tribute to Jean-Louis Trintignant by critic and author Tim Lucas, looking at his life and work in the 1960s (2023, 58 mins)
- Trailer
