Giovanna Cau

Easygoing Gianni looks forward to retirement - until he is informed that a change in the law obliges him to work three more years. Faced with the outrageous possibility of having to do a full day's work, he sets about finding a way to achieve a quiet life

A brief tribute to the grat director, spanning through some insights about his character, his works, his life, through the words of critics, relatives, colleagues, with a collage technique of interviews, archive footage, and brief excerpts and pictures from some of his works.

After shooting to fame with Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” (1960), actor Marcello Mastroianni (1924-1996) starred in more than 160 films in his nearly half-a-century career. Directors Mario Canale and Annarosa Morri look into the melancholic charm of one of the most famous Italian actors through interviews with his two daughters, Barbara and Chiara; directors Fellini and Luchino Visconti; actresses Claudia Cardinale and Anouk Aimee; and in archival footage of Mastroianni himself. The subject matter ranges from Mastroianni’s passion for kidney-bean pasta and his addiction to the telephone to his famous laziness, humility and talent. Shown in black-and-white, Mastroianni — elegantly holding a cigarette in between his fingers — is undeniably the dandy.

Португалия 1938 года. Перейра работает редактором раздела культуры в вечерней газете «Лиссабон». Идёт гражданская война в Испании, в Португалии у власти фашистский режим Салазара, но Перейру заботит только его работа: создание биографий известных писателей и перевод французских романов, он игнорирует то, что происходит вокруг него. Перейра нанимает помощником молодого антифашиста Монтейро Росси, влюблённого в прекрасную коммунистку. Когда молодые люди попадают в беду, Перейра сначала нехотя помогает им, но в конце концов ему приходится сделать окончательный выбор.

Coming back from work by night, shy watchmaker Tommaso runs over a girl with his car, luckily without serious consequences. Next day he finds her waiting for him at his door. She asks him for help, as she can't remember anything prior to the incident.