The Boom
Comedy
Sweet-sour comedy on Italy's 1950s rage to get rich as fast as possible! The businessman wants to satisfy his wife's craving for luxury and a "respectable life" so he becomes heavily indebted. In desperation he agrees to sell a precious part of his body for a large sum of money. But just before the crucial operation he panics...
VIBE
A darkly comic look at Italy's post-war economic boom. It skewers the desperate pursuit of wealth with a wry, anxious tone, blending social satire with a touch of the absurd. Expect a steady, observational pace.
wrysatiricalanxiousdarkly comicsteadyItalian neorealismperiod piecesocial satiregreedsocial climbingdesperationcapitalism
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