Cesare Botero, an ambitious and corrupt young minister, hires a new spokesman, honest and polite high school professor Luciano Sandulli.
Acting
Silvio Orlando's increasingly trapped facial expressions deserve awards.
Writing
Dialogue so sharp it predicted Italian politics for decades.
Director
Daniele Luchetti
Silvio Orlando
Luciano Sandulli
Nanni Moretti
Cesare Botero
Giulio Brogi
Francesco Sanna
Anne Roussel
Juliette
Graziano Giusti
Sebastiano Tramonti
Lucio Allocca
Remo Gola
Dario Cantarelli
Carissimi
Antonio Petrocelli
Polline
Gianna Paola Scaffidi
Adriana
Giulio Base
Botero's chaffeur
Guido Alberti
Carlo Sperati
Renato Carpentieri
Sartorio
Silvia Cohen
Giuliana Botero
Roberto De Francesco
Zollo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Moretti and Orlando would reunite for The Caiman (2006), another political satire proving their comedic chemistry was era-defining.
Released during Tangentopoli, Italy's massive corruption scandal, the film felt so prophetic viewers thought Luchetti had insider government access.
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