The Easy Life (1962)
"Il sorpasso" (original title)

Roberto, a shy law student in Rome, meets Bruno, a forty-year-old exuberant, capricious man, who takes him for a drive through the Roman and Tuscany countries in the summer of 1962. They ... See full summary »

Director:

Dino Risi

Writers:

Dino Risi (story), Ettore Scola (story),

Stars:

Vittorio Gassman, Catherine Spaak, Jean-Louis Trintignant

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Vittorio Gassman	...	Bruno Cortona
Catherine Spaak	...	Lilly Cortona
Jean-Louis Trintignant	...	Roberto Mariani (as Jean Louis Trintignant)
Claudio Gora	...	Bibi
Luciana Angiolillo	...	Bruno's wife
Linda Sini	...	Zia Lidia
Barbara Simon
Lilly Darelli
Mila Stanic
Nando Angelini	...	Amedeo
Luigi Zerbinati	...	Il commendatore
Franca Polesello	...	Moglie del commendatore
Edda Ferronao	...	La ragazza della valigia smarrita a Civitavecchia

Storyline

Roberto, a shy law student in Rome, meets Bruno, a forty-year-old exuberant, capricious man, who takes him for a drive through the Roman and Tuscany countries in the summer of 1962. They will spend two days together, meet both Roberto's and Bruno's family. The time Roberto spends with Bruno is a hilarious, but sometimes emotionally merciless accelerated maturization process. While Bruno's easy going "l'usage du monde" and societal success attract Roberto's great admiration, he also slowly realizes Bruno's hollowness, superficiality and unhappiness.

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Plot Keywords:

summer | wanton | car falling off a cliff | party | car | 

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Genres:

Drama | Comedy

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian Latin German

Release Date:

5 December 1962 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Easy Life

Filming Locations:

Castiglioncello, Livorno, Tuscany, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Incei Film, Sancro Film, Fair Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Among the audience watching the table-tennis game on the beach a very young Vittorio Cecchi Gori (son of Mario Cecchi Gori, producer of this film) can be seen. He eventually became a film producer himself.

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Connections

Featured in 13dici a tavola (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Gianni"
Written by Nino P. Tassone & Giuseppe Cassia
Performed by Miranda Martino

User Reviews

A Movie I Could See Every Week and Not Be Bored With It

When Bruno hits the road in his Fiat Spider (or was it an Alfa Romeo?) with the nerdish Roberto, it's a whirlwind ride for the audience as well, with your emotions riding high throughout. Gassman's "Bruno" is as perfect a portrait as one can imagine of the Italian who just floats through life, never taking things or others very seriously, always finding shortcuts and discovering truths that others disparage or fear. He's the classic embodiment of the Italian "furbo" (wise guy), who thinks he knows how to "play" the world and all the people in it. One of the greatest cinematic explorations of the stuff of contemporary life you'll ever see and the possibilities (all too limited) of overcoming the alienation inherent in it.