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Ilo elää

Original title: Che gioia vivere
  • 19611961
  • SS
  • 2h 12m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
448
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POPULARITY
88,515
3,333
Ilo elää (1961)
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Comedy

Ulisse is a naive young man out looking for a job after being released from the army. He drops the offer he gets from a group of fascists to go in with the Fossatis, a family of anarchists (... Read allUlisse is a naive young man out looking for a job after being released from the army. He drops the offer he gets from a group of fascists to go in with the Fossatis, a family of anarchists (unknown to him).Ulisse is a naive young man out looking for a job after being released from the army. He drops the offer he gets from a group of fascists to go in with the Fossatis, a family of anarchists (unknown to him).

IMDb RATING
6.5/10
448
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
88,515
3,333
  • Director
    • René Clément
  • Writers
    • Leonardo Benvenuti(screenplay)
    • Pierre Bost(dialogue)
    • René Clément(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Alain Delon
    • Barbara Lass
    • Gino Cervi
Top credits
  • Director
    • René Clément
  • Writers
    • Leonardo Benvenuti(screenplay)
    • Pierre Bost(dialogue)
    • René Clément(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Alain Delon
    • Barbara Lass
    • Gino Cervi
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    • 2User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Trailer [OV]
    Trailer 5:57
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    Photos6

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    Alain Delon
    Alain Delon
    • Ulysse Cecconato
    Barbara Lass
    Barbara Lass
    • Franca Fossati
    Gino Cervi
    Gino Cervi
    • Olinto Fossati
    Rina Morelli
    Rina Morelli
    • Rosa Fossati
    Carlo Pisacane
    Carlo Pisacane
    • Grandfather Fossati
    Paolo Stoppa
    Paolo Stoppa
    • Giuseppe Gorgolano, the Hairdresser
    Giampiero Littera
    Giampiero Littera
    • Turiddu
    Didi Perego
    • Isabella
    Ugo Tognazzi
    Ugo Tognazzi
    • 1. Anarchist
    Aroldo Tieri
    • 2. Anarchist
    Luigi Giuliani
    Luigi Giuliani
    • Velivolo Fossati
    Jacques Stany
    • Universo Fossati
    • (as Jacques Stanislawski)
    Stefano Valle
    • Sanguesparso Fossati
    Annibale Ninchi
    Annibale Ninchi
    • Professore
    Leopoldo Trieste
    Leopoldo Trieste
    • Anarchist artist
    Nanda Primavera
    Nanda Primavera
    • Margherita Gorgolano
    Nando Bruno
    • Maresciallo
    Enzo Maggio
    • Prisoner #888
    • Director
      • René Clément
    • Writers
      • Leonardo Benvenuti(screenplay)
      • Pierre Bost(dialogue)
      • René Clément(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Italian censorship visa # 34961 delivered on 9-5-1961.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Les échos du cinéma: Episode #1.44 (1961)

    User reviews2

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    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")
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    15
    • dbdumonteil
    • Oct 27, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 8, 1963 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Kako je lepo živeti
    • Filming locations
      • Rome, Lazio, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Cinematografica RI.RE
      • Tempo Film
      • Francinex
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 12 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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