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Big Deal 1958 3 and a half stars

    N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
aka: Big Deal on Madonna Street

Director: Mario Monicelli
Cast: Vittorio Gassman, Renato Salvatori, Memmo Carotenuto, Rosanna Rory, Carla Gravina, Claudia Cardinale, Marcello Mastroianni, Carlo Pisacane, Tiberio Murgia, Gina Rovere, Renato Terra

  This film makes use of the neorealistic style and provides good satire of the "bank heist" genre. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, the plot involves amateur crooks who try to rob a pawnshop. A 1987 sequel, "Big Deal After 20 Years," picks up the story 20 years later.

Umberto D. 1952 4 stars

    N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Cast: Carlo Battisti, Maria-Pia Casilio, Lina Gennari, Alberto Barbieri, Elena Rea, Memmo Carotenuto

  A retired civil servant tries to survive on his fixed income in the inflation-torn era of post-war Italy. A beautifully written, well acted film.

Movie Quick Pick

1. Big Deal (1958)
aka: Big Deal on Madonna Street
2. Umberto D. (1952)

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