Che gioia vivere (1961)

Director:

René Clément

Writers:

Leonardo Benvenuti, Pierre Bost,

Stars:

Alain Delon, Barbara Lass, Gino Cervi

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alain Delon	...	Ulysse Cecconato
Barbara Lass	...	Franca Fossati
Gino Cervi	...	Olinto Fossati
Rina Morelli	...	Rosa Fossati
Carlo Pisacane	...	Grandfather 'Fossati'
Paolo Stoppa	...	Hairdresser
Giampiero Littera	...	Turiddu
Didi Perego	...	Isabella
Nanda Primavera
Ugo Tognazzi	...	Anarchist
Aroldo Tieri
Luigi Giuliani
Stefano Valle
Jacques Stany	...	(as Jacques Stanislawski)
Annibale Ninchi

Storyline

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

15 May 1961 (France)

Also Known As:

The Joy of Living

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinematografica RI.RE, Tempo Film, Francinex

Technical Specs

Runtime:

132 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Italian censorship visa # 34961 delivered on 9-5-1961.

User Reviews

It has not aged well

It was the second time Delon had teamed up with René Clément:their first collaboration produced a great thriller "purple noon" .The second attempt produced a would be comedy which is not funny at all.The plot deals with fascists in charge of finding the antifascist printing houses.It's repetitive ,ponderous and boring.Barbara Lass was then Roman Polanski's wife and they came to France together at the turning of the decade.Lass's moment of glory was short-lived but Polanski would direct a segment in "les plus belles escroqueries du monde" a couple of years later.

Clement ditched comedy and went back to genres he was better at:the WW2 movie ("le jour et l'heure" ) and the thriller ("les félins")