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Synopsis: Alberto Menichetti lives with an aunt and an old housekeeper, Clotilde; he has a job in a firm and his boss is Mrs. De Ritis, a widow whose husband was killed during a wild boar hunt. She likes him but Alberto likes Marcella; she is under age and he is awaiting her birthday to declare his love. His greater traits are to be fearful of everything and to be selfish. This nature will get him into trouble.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Year:
1957
85 min
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- Eviction?

- In three moths.

We don't go out anymore,

and we barricade ourselves in the house.

- And they'll throw tear gas bombs.

- And I'll throw the fragmentation bomb!

- I'm not at all joking! - Don't play

the anarchist as uncle Ernesto did.

Like who? What d'you mean,

poor uncle Ernesto was so kind...

- Oh, good evening!

- Oh, good night.

- You mean uncle Ernesto was an

anarchist? - Eh!

- He wanted to kill the king!

- His majesty?

Poor soul, they'd put him inside every

time the king went out in his carriage.

You have to tell me everything,

I must be sure I'm alright.

Maybe I've inherited some kind

of instincts from uncle Ernesto.

I was stopped by the police tonight

because I said:
"I'll throw a bomb!"

- The police stopped you?

- Gracious God, the police!

You must tell me everything,

about relatives, aunts, everyone!

Today a word's enough to

put you into trouble.

- Is the eggy ready? Come on!

- Yes, it's ready.

Here it is.

The hammer.

- Has the manager already got in?

- Yes.

I'll go in through the shop then,

thanks.

- I'll go in through the shop, I'm late.

- Comrade, the door's always open for you.

Comrade, what comrade,

what's he rambling about!?

Why the familiarity?! Show a dog a

finger, and he wants the whole hand.

- Dottore, could you please sign this?

- What is it?

- A protest against microphones. - Why

get me into trouble, I'm on your side!

Everyone has signed it,

you're the only one left.

Take a cigarette and forget about

the signature.

- I'll come back later! - Come later,

and I'll give you another one.

Answering your letter from the

- X, 2...

- Any news?

One moment, eh!

Put me with 10,

Balestrazzi with 5,

- and the usher with 2.

- The usher.

- And you?

- No, not me.

- Any news? - Your office manager

was looking for you.

- Is she angry?

- She's excited.

- Excited... - It seems the body

of her husband is on it's way.

Good day, dottore!

How're you?

Dandy.

You know, Alberto, I've got news

you'll also be pleased about.

After 5 years of fighting the

bureaucracy, the body of my husband...

- ...has arrived in Brennero. - Great,

congratulation, I'm happy, dottore.

Five years is a lot of time for the

nerves of a woman.

- Mr. Menichetti.

- My God, who is it?

This morning also you were

No, Sir,

I had sent him on an errand.

Alright.

How lucky of me to have you to

look over me, dottore.

- That beard, Alberto!

- I've got tough skin.

You could never go into diplomacy,

my husband used to shave it

even twice a day.

As did all those in the delegation

in Bucarest.

Hello?

The undertakers.

Alo!?

Hello? Madame De Ritis speaking.

- No, of course!

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Mario Monicelli

Mario Monicelli (Italian: [ˈmaːrjo moniˈtʃɛlli]; 16 May 1915 – 29 November 2010) was an Italian director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the Commedia all'Italiana (Comedy Italian style). He was nominated six times for an Oscar. more…

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