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Commedia all’italiana: When Laughter Hurt
Commedia all’italiana portrayed post-war Italy, the economic boom and the disappointments that followed through characters who were often petty, vain, cowardly or desperate to rise. Laughter did not soften reality; it made it easier to see. In films by Monicelli, Risi, Germi and Scola, family, money, sexuality, work and politics emerge through men convinced they can always manage, while the ending reveals the cost of their choices.
Commedia all’italiana: When Laughter Hurt
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