A chance encounter between a shy law student (Jean Louis Trintignant) and a larger than life Roman playboy (Vittorio Gassman) results on a road trip from Rome to the Tuscan countryside. The contrast between the two men doesn't prevent them from bonding and a friendship develops. Directed by Dino Risi (SCENT OF A WOMAN). Considered one of the highlights of Italian commedia all'italiana, while I enjoyed the film I found Gassman's character annoying and lacking charm and rather pathetic. Yet I suspect the movie wanted us to embrace his joie de vivre as he "liberates" young Trintignant from the shackles that prevent him from enjoying life fully. However, the movie's dark journey's end indicates that the "easy life" has its consequences. The film is an archival piece of Italy at the time and I couldn't help but smile at how everywhere they pass, almost everyone seems to be doing the Twist or there's a Twist song playing on the soundtrack! The best sequence comes at the end when Gassman reunites with his estranged wife (Luciana Angiolillo) and daughter (Catherine Spaak). With Claudio Gora and Linda Sini.
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