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Il Sorpasso

1962 · 105 min

A breezy, sunlit joyride that slowly curdles into something darker, leaving a lingering ache.

Directed by
Dino Risi
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Adventure
Starring
Vittorio Gassman, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Catherine Spaak
Overview
Roberto, a shy law student in Rome, meets Bruno, a forty-year-old exuberant, capricious man, who takes him for a drive through the Roman and Tuscany countries in the summer. When their journey starts to blend into their daily lives though, the pair’s newfound friendship is tested.

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Directed by
Dino Risi
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Adventure
Starring
Vittorio Gassman, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Catherine Spaak
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • betrayal
  • fate
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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drama, comedy, adventure
Directed by
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Written by
Dino Risi, Ruggero Maccari, Ettore Scola
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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