Sono Gassman! - Vittorio re della commedia

This brisk, engaging documentary surveys the life, work, and legacy of Vittorio Gassman, the Italian screen icon who began his illustrious career as a serious dramatic stage actor before going on to subvert that image in classic works of commedia all’italiana by Mario Monicelli (Big Deal on Madonna Street), Dino Risi (Il Sorpasso), and Ettore Scola (We All Loved Each Other So Much). Through a wealth of interviews, film clips, and archival footage, Sono Gassman! reveals how Gassman’s comedic screen persona cannily reflected and critiqued mid-20th-century Italian society, while shedding light on the complex inner life of the man himself.

Cast

Vittorio Gassman Self

Paola Gassman Self

Vittoria Gassman Self

Jacopo Gassman Self

Emanuele Salce Self Stefania Sandrelli Self Gigi Proietti Self Giancarlo Giannini Self Carlo Verdone Self Paolo Villaggio Self Renzo Arbore Self Alessandro Gassmann Self

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