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Il coraggio

1955 · 93 min

A gentle, absurd Italian comedy where a good deed spirals into domestic chaos, played with warm, theatrical charm.

Overview
A wealthy trader saves the life of a poor suicidal man who then decides that his savior has the responsibility of taking care of him and his family.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • family
  • obsession
  • morality
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Domenico Paolella
Written by
Totò, Riccardo Mantoni, Marcello Ciorciolini, Edoardo Anton
Starring
Totò, Gino Cervi, Irène Galter, Gianna Maria Canale, Gabriele Tinti, Paola Barbara, Bruna Vecchio, Ernesto Almirante
Music
Carlo Savina
Cinematography
Mario Fioretti
Runtime
93 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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