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Sono Gassman! - Vittorio re della commedia (2018)

Sono Gassman! - Vittorio re della commedia (2018)

Documentary
Release Date: 2018, October 21
Directors: Fabrizio Corallo
Countries: Italy
Production: Dean Film, Surf Film, Istituto Luce Cinecittà, RAI
Cast: Giancarlo Giannini, Stefania Sandrelli, Vittorio Gassman, Emanuele Salce, Alessandro Gassmann, Carlo Verdone, Gigi Proietti, Renzo Arbore, Paolo Villaggio, Paola Gassman, Vittoria Gassman, Jacopo Gassman

Overview:

This brisk, engaging documentary surveys the life, work, and legacy of Vittorio Gassman, the Italian screen icon who began his illustrious career as a serious dramatic stage actor before going on to subvert that image in classic works of commedia all’italiana by Mario Monicelli (Big Deal on Madonna Street), Dino Risi (Il Sorpasso), and Ettore Scola (We All Loved Each Other So Much). Through a wealth of interviews, film clips, and archival footage, Sono Gassman! reveals how Gassman’s comedic screen persona cannily reflected and critiqued mid-20th-century Italian society, while shedding light on the complex inner life of the man himself.