Il Sorpasso U.S. Re-release Trailer
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Posted March 19, 2014 03:22 PM by Webmaster
Janus Films has released a brand new trailer for acclaimed Italian director Dino Risi's Il Sorpasso a.k.a The Easy Life (1962), starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Vittorio Gassman, Catherine Spaak, and Claudio Gora.
Recently restored from the original camera negative, Il Sorpasso will be available to purchase on Blu-ray on April 29th, courtesy of Criterion. You can see our listing of this upcoming release here.
Synopsis: The ultimate Italian road comedy, Il Sorpasso stars the unlikely pair of Vittorio Gassman and Jean-Louis Trintignant as, respectively, a waggish, free-wheeling bachelor and the bookish law student he takes on a madcap trip from Rome to rural Southern Italy. An unpredictable journey that careers from slapstick to tragedy, this film, directed by Dino Risi, is a wildly entertaining commentary on the pleasures and consequences of the good life. A holy grail of commedia all'italiana, Il Sorpasso is so fresh and exciting that one can easily see why it has long been adored in Italy.
Recently restored from the original camera negative, Il Sorpasso will be available to purchase on Blu-ray on April 29th, courtesy of Criterion. You can see our listing of this upcoming release here.
Synopsis: The ultimate Italian road comedy, Il Sorpasso stars the unlikely pair of Vittorio Gassman and Jean-Louis Trintignant as, respectively, a waggish, free-wheeling bachelor and the bookish law student he takes on a madcap trip from Rome to rural Southern Italy. An unpredictable journey that careers from slapstick to tragedy, this film, directed by Dino Risi, is a wildly entertaining commentary on the pleasures and consequences of the good life. A holy grail of commedia all'italiana, Il Sorpasso is so fresh and exciting that one can easily see why it has long been adored in Italy.