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Avanti!

1972 · 138 min

A leisurely, sun-drenched comedy of manners that charms with its Italian setting and gentle romance.

Tagline
When someone knocks on your door and says permesso?... be careful before you say Avanti!
Overview
A successful businessman travels to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon father's body, only to learn that dear old dad died with his longtime mistress.

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • identity
  • class
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Billy Wilder
Written by
I. A. L. Diamond, Billy Wilder
Starring
Jack Lemmon, Juliet Mills, Clive Revill, Edward Andrews, Gianfranco Barra, Franco Angrisano, Pippo Franco, Franco Acampora
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
138 min
Country
Italy, United States of America
Languages
English, Italian

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