One Sunday in summer a mixed crowd pours on to a beach near Rome. A few tourists who had hoped to spend a relaxing day, find themselves involved in a series of unpleasant experiences instead.
Acting
Lionello's sweaty, desperate everyman perfection.
Production
Glorious 60s Roman beach aesthetic.
Director
Mino Guerrini
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Italy's 'commedia all'italiana' boom, where sunny settings masked biting social satire. The genre loved trapping bourgeois characters in vacation hell.
Director Mino Guerrini was better known as a screenwriter; this rare directorial effort vanished into obscurity despite starring Alberto Lionello at his peak.