Serious comedy by Mario Monicelli

Document author(s):

Kathleen Murphy

Document source:

Film Society of Lincoln Center

Document language:

English

Document type:

program note

Number of pages:

5

Document name subject:

Mario Monicelli

Document contains:

production co

Related films:

• Guardie e ladri (Cops and robbers) — Monicelli, Mario; Steno, — Italy — 1951
• soliti ignoti (Big deal on Madonna Street) — Monicelli, Mario — Italy — 1958
• La grande guerra (The great war) — Monicelli, Mario — Italy — 1959
• Risate di gioia (The passionate thief) — Monicelli, Mario — Italy — 1960
• compagni (The organizer) — Monicelli, Mario — Italy — 1963
• L'armata Brancaleone (Brancaleone's army) — Monicelli, Mario — Italy — 1966
• Vogliamo i colonelli (We want the colonels) — Monicelli, Mario — Italy — 1973
• Romanzo popolare (Come home and meet my wife) — Monicelli, Mario — Italy — 1974
• Amici miei (My friends) — Monicelli, Mario — Italy — 1975
• Caro Michele (Dear Michael) — Monicelli, Mario — Italy — 1976
• Un borghese piccolo piccolo (An average little man) — Monicelli, Mario — Italy — 1977
• Speriamo che sia femmina (Let's hope it's a girl) — Monicelli, Mario — Italy; France — 1986

Film country(ies):

France and Italy

Film language(s):

Italian

Film production company:

Capitolina Produzioni Cinematografiche, Cinecittà, Cinecittà International, Clemi Cinematografica, Dean Film, FLAG, Fair Film, Filmauro S.r.l., Gray-Film, Lux Film S.p.a., Mediterranee Film, and VIDES Produzione

Film genre(s):

Caper, Comedy, Drama, Feature, Historical, Political, and War

Film subject(s):

• Bank robberies -- Italy -- Drama
• Burglars -- Italy -- Drama
• Civil service -- Italy -- Drama
• Crusades -- Drama
• Family life -- Italy -- Drama
• Fascism -- Italy -- Drama
• Fathers and sons -- Italy -- Drama
• Italy -- Politics and government -- Drama
• Jealousy -- Drama
• Jewelry theft -- Italy -- Drama
• Labor movement -- Italy -- 19th century -- Drama
• Marriage -- Italy -- Drama
• Middle class -- Italy -- Drama
• Police -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama
• Revenge -- Drama
• Single mothers -- Italy -- Drama
• Soldiers -- Italy -- Drama
• Strikes and lockouts -- Italy -- 19th century -- Drama
• Thieves -- Italy -- Drama
• Women -- Italy -- Drama
• Working class -- Italy -- Drama
• World War, 1914-1918 -- Italy -- Drama

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