I am posting Giovanni Veronesi’s breezy comedy “Italians” not so much for its nudity – there’s only very brief nudity at the start of the film, that too during the opening credits.
But it is an heart-warming film that’s also beautifully shot, especially the first segment which is like a little road movie across the Arabian desert. Fortunato is a truck driver transporting stolen Ferraris with fake documents to Dubai, and he takes Marcello with him as an apprentice – as Fortunato would like to retire. Marcello learns to appreciate Fortunato and the local people along the way, but towards the end we find out that Marcello had been hiding his identity.
In the second segment we follow Giulio, a successful dentist on a trip to Moscow to attend a conference. Goaded by his colleague he agrees to rendezvous with an Italian pimp, who could apparently show Giulio a good time during his stay. But things don’t go according to plan as Giulio gets unwittingly embroiled in the pimp’s affairs. He however gets to know Vera, his interpreter, played by the lovely Ksenia Rappoport who comes to his rescue, and falls in love with the country he so despised earlier.
The film is entertaining and includes big stars in its line-up. Though it is not award-winning material, it is definitely Recommended Viewing.
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Compilation:Elena Presti and Valeria Solarino
Scene Guide:
- Marcello fooling around with his boss’ wife, played by Elena Presti – she leaves him high and dry when called through the P.A to meet her husband. Shame you also have the opening credits rolling in this scene.
- Haifa is the daughter of Fortunato’s Arabian friend. Marcello tries to befriend her one night – she has had a hideous accident that had permanently scarred her face, which we don’t get to see. In fact we get to see nothing more than her intoxicating eyes, and the only reason I’ve included it here is because they belong to the very classy – Valeria Solarino.
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