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Il sorpasso (lit. ' "the overtaking" '), also titled The Easy Life in English, is a 1962 Italian comedy film co-written and directed by Dino Risi and starring Vittorio Gassman, Jean-Louis Trintignant and Catherine Spaak.
DO NOT MISS this insightful, hilarious, influential, fascinating, ageless film. "Il Sorpasso" is one of the finest character studies of all time, a legitimate masterpiece from an era when Italian cinema was the best around.
Il sorpasso è un film italiano del 1962 diretto da Dino Risi. La pellicola, generalmente considerata il capolavoro del regista milanese ed uno dei capisaldi della commedia all'italiana, costituisce uno degli affreschi cinematografici più rappresentativi dell'Italia del cosiddetto miracolo economico a cavallo degli anni cinquanta e sessanta.
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 ...
May 12, 2014 · The calm, recessive Roberto is a loser in his hands, and the journey—started by chance on August 15, Ferragosto, a major holiday in Italy—leads him to see life through Bruno’s eyes. Bruno makes fun of everything—family, institutions, rules, love.
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.
Roberto, a shy law student in Rome, meets Bruno, a forty-year-old exuberant, capricious man, who takes him for a drive through the Roman and Tuscany countries in the summer. When their journey starts to blend into their daily lives though, the pair’s newfound friendship is tested.
