Directed by:
Dino RisiCinematography:
Alfio ContiniComposer:
Riz OrtolaniCast:
Vittorio Gassman, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Catherine Spaak, Annette Vadim, Claudio Gora, Linda Sini, Nando Angelini, Edda Ferronao, Jacques Stany (more)Plots(1)
A career highlight for director Dino Risi and his star Vittorio Gassman, Il sorpasso isn’t just one of the heights of commedia all’italiana but of all Italian cinema. Jean-Louis Trintignant plays Roberto, a shy law student who meets Bruno (Gassman), a larger-than-life Roman playboy who convinces Roberto to join him on a road trip from Rome to the Tuscan countryside. Their travels teach them about each other and themselves, oscillating between comedy and tragedy with powerful and affecting commentary on the easy life. Long admired in Italy, the film has influenced comedic filmmakers including Alexander Payne and Aziz Ansari. (Radiance Films)
(more)Cast
Vittorio Gassman
Italy
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
Viva Italia! (1977)
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
Jean-Louis Trintignant
France
Best movies:
Three Colours: Red (1994)
A Man and a Woman (1966)
The Easy Life (1962)
Catherine Spaak
France
Best movies:
The Hole (1960)
The Easy Life (1962)
The Man with the Balloons (1965)
Annette Vadim
Denmark
Best movies:
The Easy Life (1962)
Les Liaisons dangereuses (1959)
The Testament of Orpheus (1960)
Claudio Gora
Italy
Best movies:
The Easy Life (1962)
Confessions of a Police Captain (1971)
The Octopus (1984) (series)
Linda Sini
Italy
Best movies:
The Easy Life (1962)
Beautiful (1951)
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960)
Nando Angelini
Italy
Best movies:
Il Generale Della Rovere (1959)
The Easy Life (1962)
Adua e le compagne (1960)
Edda Ferronao
Italy
Best movies:
Teresa la ladra (1972)
1900 (1976)
The Organiser (1963)
Jacques Stany
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Easy Life (1962)
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
Che gioia vivere (1961)
Franca Polesello
Best movies:
The Easy Life (1962)
I Knew Her Well (1965)
Navajo Joe (1966)
Luigi Zerbinati
Italy
Best movies:
The Easy Life (1962)
The Case Is Closed, Forget It (1971)
High Infidelity (1964)
Mila Stanic
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
The Easy Life (1962)
Le soldatesse (1965)
Caro papà (1979)
Lilly Darelli
Best movies:
The Easy Life (1962)