Totò, Peppino e... la dolce vita

Totò, Peppino e... la dolce vita (a.k.a. Toto, Peppino and the Sweet Life) is a 1961 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Corbucci.[2]

Totò, Peppino e... la dolce vita
Directed bySergio Corbucci
Written bySteno
Lucio Fulci
Bruno Corbucci
Giovanni Grimaldi
Produced byMario Mariani
Gianni Buffardi
StarringTotò
Peppino De Filippo
CinematographyAlvaro Mancori
Edited byRenato Cinquini
Music byArmando Trovajoli
Distributed byTitanus
Release date
  • June 1961 (1961-06)[1]
Running time
87 min
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

It is a parody of Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita, and it was filmed on the same sets.[3]

Plot

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Antonio Barbacane is sent by his wealthy grandfather to Rome to influence corrupt politicians to shift the route of a motorway into their small provincial town, and thus increase the land's value. Instead of accomplishing his mission, he indulges in the pleasures of the city. His cousin Peppino, the town's municipal secretary, a moralist and an upright man to the point of ordering the removal of La dolce vita's film posters, is sent there to check on Antonio.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Poppi, R; Pecorari, M. (1992). Dizionario del Cinema Italiano Vol. 3. Gremese Editore. Pg.551.
  2. ^ Alberto Anile. I film di Totò (1946-1967): la maschera tradita. Le mani, 1998.
  3. ^ Enrico Giacovelli, Enrico Lancia. I film di Peppino De Filippo. Gremese Editore, 1992.
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