Still from Il sorpasso — Il sorpasso (1962) — Dino RisiPhotographed by Alfio Contini

Dino Risi

Il sorpasso

Name: Il sorpasso
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Adventure
Released: 1962
Duration: 105 min

Italy / Italian / 1962 / 1h 45m

Drama Comedy Adventure

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Synopsis

The ultimate Italian road comedy, IL SORPASSO stars the unlikely pair of Vittorio Gassman and Jean-Louis Trintignant as, respectively, a waggish, freewheeling bachelor and the straitlaced law student he takes on a madcap trip from Rome to Tuscany. An unpredictable journey that careers from slapstick to tragedy, this film, directed by Dino Risi, is a wildly entertaining commentary on the pleasures and consequences of the good life. A holy grail of commedia all’italiana, IL SORPASSO is so fresh and exciting that one can easily see why it has long been adored in Italy.