A Hero of Our Times

A Hero of Our Times

1955 · 85 min · IT · 6.7 (32 votes)
Dir. Mario Monicelli · Starring Alberto Sordi, Franca Valeri, Giovanna Ralli, Tina Pica, Mario Carotenuto, Leopoldo Trieste · Music Nino Rota
Comedy

Alberto Menichetti lives with an aunt and an old housekeeper, Clotilde; he has a job in a firm and his boss is Mrs. De Ritis, a widow whose husband was killed during a wild boar hunt. She likes him but Alberto likes Marcella; she is under age and he is awaiting her birthday to declare his love. His greater traits are to be fearful of everything and to be selfish. This nature will get him into trouble..

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A charmingly awkward Italian comedy of manners. It's a gentle, character-driven story about a young man navigating love and his own timid nature. Expect witty dialogue and a feel-good, slightly nostalgic atmosphere.

lightheartedcharmingwittyawkwardsteadyclassic comedyItalian cinemacharacter studylovecoming-of-agesocial awkwardness
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