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An Average Little Man is a italien film of genre Drama directed by Mario Monicelli with Alberto Sordi
An Average Little Man (1977)
Un borghese piccolo piccolo
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Add to a movie listAn Average Little Man (Italian: Un borghese piccolo piccolo, literally meaning a petty petty bourgeois, also known in English as A Very Little Man) is a 1977 Italian drama film directed by Mario Monicelli. It is based on the novel of the same name written by Vincenzo Cerami. The first hour is a fine example of commedia all'italiana but the second part is a psychological drama and a tragedy. The film was an entrant in the 1977 Cannes Film Festival.
Synopsis
Giovanni Vivaldi (Alberto Sordi) is a petty bourgeois, modest white collar worker nearing retirement in a public office in the capital. His life is divided between work and family. With his wife (Shelley Winters) he shares high hopes for his son, Mario (Vincenzo Crocitti), a newly qualified accountant, not a particularly bright boy who willingly assists in the efforts which his father employs to make it in the same office.Actors
Alberto Sordi
(Giovanni Vivaldi)
Shelley Winters
(Amalia Vivaldi)
Romolo Valli
(Dott. Spaziani)
Vincenzo Crocitti
(Mario Vivaldi)
Renato Malavasi
(direttore del cimitero)
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