The Monster

1994 · 112 min · IT · R · 7.0 (572 votes)

Dir. Roberto Benigni · Starring Roberto Benigni, Michel Blanc, Nicoletta Braschi, Dominique Lavanant, Jean-Claude Brialy, Laurent Spielvogel

Comedy

A vicious serial sex killer is on the loose, and landscape gardener and shop-window outfitter Loris is the prime suspect, thanks to his unfortunate habit of getting caught in compromising situations (for which there is always a totally innocent explanation that the police fail to spot). Undercover policewoman Jessica is assigned by eccentric police psychologist Taccone to follow Loris and ...

VIBE

This film delivers a relentless barrage of escalating comedic chaos, as an innocent man finds himself perpetually embroiled in hilariously compromising situations. It's a lighthearted, zany ride through the absurdity of mistaken identity and the farcical misunderstandings that follow, driven by energetic physical comedy.

comicalfarcicalabsurdlightheartedzanypropulsiveslapstick comedyphysical comedyItalian comedyscrewball elementsmistaken identityabsurdity of justiceinnocence vs. appearancesocial awkwardness