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Ugly, Dirty and Bad

1976 · 115 min

A grotesque, chaotic farce that immerses you in squalor and greed, making you laugh and recoil simultaneously.

Overview
Giacinto lives with his wife, their ten children and various other family members in a shack on the hills of Rome. Some time ago he has lost his left eye while at work, and got a consistent sum of money from the insurance company, which he keeps hidden from the rest of the family. His whole life is now based on defending the money he sees as his own, while the rest of the family tries to kill him.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • family
  • politics
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour7
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Ettore Scola
Written by
Ettore Scola, Ruggero Maccari
Starring
Nino Manfredi, Francesco Anniballi, Maria Bosco, Giselda Castrini, Alfredo D'Ippolito, Giancarlo Fanelli, Marina Fasoli, Ettore Garofolo
Music
Armando Trovajoli
Cinematography
Dario Di Palma
Runtime
115 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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