An Average Little Man

An Average Little Man

1977 · 122 min · IT · 7.9 (196 votes)
Dir. Mario Monicelli · Starring Alberto Sordi, Shelley Winters, Vincenzo Crocitti, Romolo Valli, Paolo Paoloni, Renato Malavasi · Music Giancarlo Chiaramello
ComedyDrama

Giovanni Vivaldi is an average middle-aged man with a secure job as a government accountant. He wishes nothing more than to set up his only son Mario, his biggest pride in the world, with the same secure government job before he eventually retires. For this, Giovanni will stop at nothing...

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This film feels like a slow descent into a grim, bureaucratic nightmare. It’s a tense, character-driven drama about an ordinary man pushed to extraordinary, dark lengths. The atmosphere is heavy with a sense of impending dread and moral ambiguity.

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