Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
In the small Italian town of Vigevano, everyone is well-off except for the schoolmaster, Mombelli. His wife, Ada, persuades him to join his brother’s company, but financial problems cause it to close down. When Ada leaves him soon after, Mombelli decides to return to his school.
In the small Italian town of Vigevano, everyone is well-off except for the schoolmaster, Mombelli. His wife, Ada, persuades him to join his brother’s company, but financial problems cause it to close down. When Ada leaves him soon after, Mombelli decides to return to his school.
This sharp social satire from Elio Petri (Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion) follows a dissatisfied everyman (Alberto Sordi!) and the string of small disasters that befall him. Scored by the great Nino Rota, this is a class-conscious classic of the commedia all’italiana genre.