Smoke Over London

Smoke Over London

1966 · 125 min · IT · 6.3 (25 votes)
Dir. Alberto Sordi · Starring Alberto Sordi, Fiona Lewis, Amy Dalby, Alfredo Marchetti, Clara Bindi, Michael Trubshawe · Music Piero Piccioni
Comedy

Dante Fontana is an antique dealer from Perugia infatuated with the culture of the British upper classes. His wife and relatives mock him and snub him, seeing him as a silly daydreamer doing no serious work. Unfussed, Dante plans a vacation to London to learn more about the culture he so admires. However, once in London, he struggles to fit in, is awkward, often makes mistakes betraying his Italian origins, attracting the scorn of the British upper classes he would like to impress.

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A gentle, character-driven comedy about a man's charmingly awkward attempts to navigate the rigid social strata of 1960s London. It's a wry look at aspiration and belonging, filled with understated humor and a touch of melancholy.

wrycharminglightheartedawkwardsteadygentle comedyperiod piececharacter-drivencultural clashesaspirational identityfish out of waterclass differences
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