Un americano a Roma

Name: Un americano a Roma
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1954-12-17
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Alberto Sordi, Maria Pia Casilio, Ilse Peterson

19541954
1h 34m

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6.9/10

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Comedy

Nando Moriconi is a young Italian living in Rome. He is fond for everything coming from the United States. He tries to speak American-English, to wear clothes he thinks Americans wear, to wa... Read allNando Moriconi is a young Italian living in Rome. He is fond for everything coming from the United States. He tries to speak American-English, to wear clothes he thinks Americans wear, to walk like John Wayne, and to eat cornflakes with ketchup - His life is a parody of the real ... Read allNando Moriconi is a young Italian living in Rome. He is fond for everything coming from the United States. He tries to speak American-English, to wear clothes he thinks Americans wear, to walk like John Wayne, and to eat cornflakes with ketchup - His life is a parody of the real American way of life that he could not get. Nando's not-so-secret dream is to visit the US... Read all

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6.9/10

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Director
- Steno
Writers
- Sandro Continenza(story)
- Lucio Fulci(story)
- Ettore Scola(story)
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Carlo Delle Piane and Alberto Sordi in Un americano a Roma (1954)

Alberto Sordi in Un americano a Roma (1954)

Maria Pia Casilio and Alberto Sordi in Un americano a Roma (1954)

Ivy Nicholson, Ilse Peterson, and Alberto Sordi in Un americano a Roma (1954)

Giulio Calì, Anita Durante, and Alberto Sordi in Un americano a Roma (1954)

Trivia
In 2008, the film was selected to enter the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved (100 film italiani da salvare). The list was created with the aim to report "100 films that have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978". The project was established by the Venice Days ("Giornate degli Autori") in the Venice Film Festival, in collaboration with Cinecittà Holding and with the support of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage.

Goofs
A white towel covering Alberto Sordi's private area is seen at the bottom edge of the screen during the nude modeling scene.

Connections
Featured in Ridendo e scherzando - Ritratto di un regista all'italiana (2015)

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this film is amazing!

I find his interpretation of the young "romano" who wants to be "americano" fantastic, and although I did not like Alberto Sordi when I first came to Italy (1970) I realize I did not understand the humor or the culture, but since then I have seen many of his films , and this remains one of my favourites. It is lively, funny, relaxing, and also shows how the "americanisation" has really come about (cereals for breakfast, fast food, cars, blue jeans) which were a joke then, are everyday reality today) However one thing has however survived, the love for spaghetti by the Italians, in fact one of the scenes I prefer is when Alberto decides to destroy his huge plate of spaghetti, as I like to destroy them in the same way. It is a film that can be seen over and over again . If you want to learn more about the Italians from the "inside" Alberto sordi is the actor to follow in the last 50 years

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