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The Scopone Game

1972 · 113 min

A wry, humane comedy-drama where a card game becomes a quiet arena for class, pride, and hope.

Overview
An aging American millionairess journeys to Rome each year with her chauffeur George to play the card game scopone with destitute Peppino and his wife Antonia.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • power
  • family
  • greed
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Luigi Comencini
Written by
Rodolfo Sonego
Starring
Alberto Sordi, Silvana Mangano, Joseph Cotten, Bette Davis, Mario Carotenuto, Domenico Modugno, Antonella Di Maggio, Daniele Dublino
Music
Piero Piccioni
Cinematography
Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Runtime
113 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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