A mini season of popular Italian cinema continues this week at the Chauvel Cinematheque with the Oscar nominated 1977 portmanteau comedy, Viva Italia (I Nuovi Mostri), starring Vittorio Gassman, Ugo Tognazzi, Ornella Muti and Alberto Sordi and directed by Mario Monicelli, Ettore Scola & Dino Risi.An anthology of nine short sketch comedies on the theme of the human condition, this charming film touches on politics, religion, old age and love, and is a poignant view of society’s shortcomings. See the best acting, writing and directing talent the commedia all’Italiana has to offer - all in the one movie.
35mm print in Italian with English subtitles.
“A farewell to a fantastic era.” Imdb.com
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