Il signor Rossi cerca la felicità (1976)

Mr. Rossi is a cartoon character of the Italian cartoonist Bruno Bozzetto.

Director:

Bruno Bozzetto

Writers:

Bruno Bozzetto, Guido Manuli

Stars:

Carlo Romano, Grazia Pivetti, Gianfranco Mauri

Cast

Cast overview:
Carlo Romano	...	Signor Rossi (voice)
Grazia Pivetti	...	Fata Sicura (voice)
Gianfranco Mauri	...	Gastone (voice)

Storyline

Mr. Rossi is a cartoon character of the Italian cartoonist Bruno Bozzetto.

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Plot Keywords:

neighbor | italy | italian | employer employee relationship | dog | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Italy West Germany

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

25 November 1978 (Italy)

Also Known As:

El señor Rossi busca la felicidad

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bruno Bozzetto Film, Hessischer Rundfunk (HR), Televisione Svizzera Italiana (TSI)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mr. Rossi is a cartoon character of the Italian cartoonist Bruno Bozzetto.

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Connections

Followed by Mr Rossi's Vacation (1976)

User Reviews

The most "countercultural" TV series I've ever seen, and a dearest childhood memory.

The pathetic, little image of proletarian Mr. Rossi packing fish in a factory and being constantly humiliated by his boss has lingered in my mind and my life since I first saw the series on Spanish television as a child. So many years later, I've managed to get a tape with the "Mr.Rossi looks for Happiness" movie (what was aired on TV was the movie fragmented into episodes). Now that I write for television and that I am a University professor teaching European Television, I understand, even more,how marvelous and humane Mr. Rossi was. My students are American, and whenever they tell me how "countercultural" The Simpsons or South Park are, I make them watch "Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness". Have you ever seen a more acute criticism of our society? If you want to know more about that series, contact me. I'll be publishing an article on it soon.