Complexes

Complexes

1965 · 102 min · IT · 7.0 (112 votes)
Dir. Franco Rossi, Luigi Filippo D'Amico, Dino Risi · Starring Nino Manfredi, Ugo Tognazzi, Alberto Sordi, Umberto D'Orsi, Ilaria Occhini, Riccardo Garrone · Music Armando Trovajoli
Comedy

In the first episode, Quirino tries to conquer co-worker Gabriella. In the second episode, Prof. Beozi ends up in a raid of the police in a local for homosexuals when trying to avoid a scandal. In the third episode, Guglielmo passes all tests in order to become reader of the television news brilliantly, although the commission works with all subtleness's to exclude him.

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This film feels like a series of sharp, incisive dissections of societal pressures and personal anxieties. It's a wry, observational piece that probes the complexities of navigating a world rife with judgment and hidden agendas.

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