commedia all'italiana
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"Commedia all'italiana (i.e. "Comedy in the Italian way" ,,,) or Italian-style comedy is an Italian film genre. It is widely considered to have started with Mario Monicelli's I soliti ignoti (Big Deal on Madonna Street) in 1958 and derives its name from the title of Pietro Germi's Divorzio all'italiana (Divorce Italian Style, 1961).
Rather than a specific genre, the term indicates a period (approx. from the late fifties to the early seventies) in which the Italian film industry was producing mainly brilliant comedies, with some common traits like satire of manners, farcical and grotesque overtones, a strong focus on "spicy" social issues of the period (like sexual matters, divorce, contraception, marriage of clergies, the economic rise of the country and its various consequences, the traditional religious influence of catholic Church) and a prevailing middle-class setting, often characterized by a substantial background of sadness and social criticism that would dilute the comic contents." (wikipedia)
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Il sorpasso
1962 — a.k.a. The Easy Life, in 7 top lists Check -
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I soliti ignoti
1958 — a.k.a. Big Deal on Madonna Street, in 9 top lists Check -
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Divorzio all'italiana
1961 — a.k.a. Divorce Italian Style, in 7 top lists Check -
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C'eravamo tanto amati
1974 — a.k.a. We All Loved Each Other So Much, in 5 top lists Check -
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I compagni
1963 — a.k.a. The Organizer, in 4 top lists Check -
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La grande guerra
1959 — a.k.a. The Great War, in 6 top lists Check -
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Sedotta e abbandonata
1964 — a.k.a. Seduced and Abandoned, in 3 top lists Check -
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Io la conoscevo bene
1965 — a.k.a. I Knew Her Well, in 4 top lists Check -
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Ieri oggi domani
1963 — a.k.a. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, in 3 top lists Check -
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Una vita difficile
1961 — a.k.a. A Difficult Life, in 4 top lists Check -
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Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro...
1974 — a.k.a. Swept Away, in 3 top lists Check -
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Adua e le compagne
1960 — a.k.a. Hungry for Love, in 2 top lists Check -
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Brutti, sporchi e cattivi
1976 — a.k.a. Ugly, Dirty and Bad, in 2 top lists Check -
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Amici miei
1975, in 2 top lists Check -
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Profumo di donna
1974 — a.k.a. Scent of a Woman, in 2 top lists Check -
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Mafioso
1962, in 2 top lists Check -
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Boccaccio '70
1962, in 1 top list Check -
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L'armata Brancaleone
1966 — a.k.a. For Love and Gold, in 2 top lists Check -
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Un borghese piccolo piccolo
1977 — a.k.a. An Average Little Man, in 3 top lists Check -
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Lo scopone scientifico
1972 — a.k.a. The Scientific Cardplayer, in 1 top list Check -
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Mimì metallurgico ferito nell'onore
1972 — a.k.a. The Seduction of Mimi, in 2 top lists Check -
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Tutti a casa
1960 — a.k.a. Everybody Go Home!, in 2 top lists Check -
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Signore & signori
1966 — a.k.a. The Birds, the Bees and the Italians, in 3 top lists Check -
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I mostri
1963 — a.k.a. The Monsters, in 2 top lists Check -
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Pane e cioccolata
1974 — a.k.a. Bread and Chocolate, in 2 top lists Check -
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La ragazza con la pistola
1968 — a.k.a. The Girl with a Pistol, in 1 top list Check -
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In nome del popolo italiano
1971 — a.k.a. In the Name of the Italian People, in 1 top list Check -
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Le streghe
1967 — a.k.a. The Witches, in 0 top lists Check -
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Una storia moderna - L'ape regina
1963 — a.k.a. The Conjugal Bed, in 1 top list Check -
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Il medico della mutua
1968 — a.k.a. Be Sick... It's Free, in 1 top list Check -
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Il marchese del Grillo
1981, in 0 top lists Check -
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Il boom
1963 — a.k.a. The Boom, in 0 top lists Check -
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Brancaleone alle crociate
1970 — a.k.a. Brancaleone at the Crusades, in 0 top lists Check -
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La matriarca
1968 — a.k.a. The Libertine, in 0 top lists Check -
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Casanova '70
1965, in 0 top lists Check -
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Amici miei - Atto II°
1982 — a.k.a. All My Friends Part 2, in 0 top lists Check -
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Il diavolo
1963 — a.k.a. The Devil, in 1 top list Check -
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L'ingorgo
1979 — a.k.a. Traffic Jam, in 0 top lists Check -
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Il federale
1961 — a.k.a. The Fascist, in 0 top lists Check -
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Il giudizio universale
1961 — a.k.a. The Last Judgment, in 0 top lists Check -
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I complessi
1965, in 0 top lists Check -
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La marcia su Roma
1962 — a.k.a. March on Rome, in 0 top lists Check -
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Signore e signori, buonanotte
1976 — a.k.a. Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen, in 0 top lists Check -
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Il vedovo
1959 — a.k.a. The Widower, in 0 top lists Check -
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Vogliamo i colonnelli
1973 — a.k.a. We Want the Colonels, in 0 top lists Check -
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Le bambole
1965 — a.k.a. The Dolls, in 0 top lists Check -
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Café Express
1980, in 0 top lists Check -
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Per grazia ricevuta
1971 — a.k.a. Between Miracles, in 0 top lists Check -
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Il successo
1963 — a.k.a. The Success, in 0 top lists Check -
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Il tigre
1967 — a.k.a. The Tiger and the Pussycat, in 0 top lists Check
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