Il sorpasso (1962) (Criterion Collection, Blu-ray + DVD)

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The ultimate Italian road comedy, Il Sorpasso stars the unlikely pair of Vittorio Gassman (Big Deal on Madonna Street) and Jean-Louis Trintignant (Z) 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 (the original Scent of a Woman), is a wildly entertaining commentary on the pleasures and consequences of the good life. A holy grail of commedia allitaliana, Il sorpasso is so fresh and exciting that one can easily see why it has long been adored in Italy.