Nando Angelini

Roberto Rossellini’s Golden Lion winner at Venice 1959 is a moving wartime masterpiece. Vittorio De Sica plays a small-time conman imprisoned by the Nazis and coerced into impersonating a resistance hero. As he gains the trust of fellow prisoners, deception gives way to conviction. Based on real events, it’s a stirring reflection on identity, courage, and redemption under fascist rule.

Directed by Mario Mattoli, this 1960 comedy stars Totò and Aldo Fabrizi as two stubborn fathers clashing over the engagement of their children. Their comedic rivalry, filled with clever dialogue and timeless gags, reflects generational tensions and family traditions in postwar Italy. A classic showdown between two giants of Italian cinema.