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Fantozzi

1975 · 108 min

A deadpan, episodic satire of office drudgery that mixes surreal humiliation with quiet dignity, making you laugh and wince at the same time.

Overview
A good-natured but unlucky Italian is constantly finding himself in difficult situations, but never losing his mood.

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • work
  • identity
  • family
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour8
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Luciano Salce
Written by
Leonardo Benvenuti, Luciano Salce, Piero De Bernardi, Paolo Villaggio
Starring
Paolo Villaggio, Anna Mazzamauro, Gigi Reder, Giuseppe Anatrelli, Umberto D'Orsi, Liù Bosisio, Dino Emanuelli, Plinio Fernando
Music
Fabio Frizzi
Cinematography
Erico Menczer
Runtime
108 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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