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Super Fantozzi

1986 · 88 min

A rapid-fire series of slapstick historical sketches where one unlucky man suffers absurd humiliations across the ages, played for broad laughs.

Directed by: Neri Parenti
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Paolo Villaggio, Liù Bosisio, Gigi Reder

Overview: Superfantozzi (1986) is an Italian film from 1986. It is the fifth film in the saga of the unlucky clerk Ugo Fantozzi, played by its creator, Paolo Villaggio. In this film, Fantozzi is portrayed in a surreal historical journey, from Genesis to 1980s.

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Directed by: Neri Parenti
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Paolo Villaggio, Liù Bosisio, Gigi Reder

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
power
survival
family
betrayal
Places: fantasy world
big city
countryside
Era: timeless
Audience: teen
Form: anthology
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	8
Realism	2
Romance	2
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	2

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Neri Parenti
Written by: Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, Domenico Saverni, Alessandro Bencivenni
Starring: Paolo Villaggio, Liù Bosisio, Gigi Reder, Plinio Fernando, Eva-Lena Lundgren, Luc Merenda, Jimmy il Fenomeno, Omero Capanna
Music: Fred Bongusto
Cinematography: Cristiano Pogany
Runtime: 88 min
Country: Italy
Languages: Italian

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