A businessman from the United States returns to Italy for the first time in four decades only to discover that an old girlfriend of his, along with her brother, have involved him in a massive hoax.
Acting
Mastroianni and Lemmon's combustible odd-couple chemistry.
Direction
Scola's humane chaos—every frame breathes Naples.
Writing
A hoax that reveals more truth than honesty ever could.
Director
Ettore Scola
Marcello Mastroianni
Antonio Jasiello
Jack Lemmon
Robert Traven
Daria Nicolodi
Laura Di Falco
Bruno Esposito
Giulio Jasiello
Maria Luisa Santella
la portiera
Orsetta Gregoretti
l’attrice
Isa Danieli
Carmelina Jasiello
Patrizia Sacchi
Virginia
Marc Berman
1° produttore discografico
Jean-François Perrier
2° produttore discografico
Giovanna Sanfilippo
Maria
Marta Bifano
Luisella
Clotilde De Spirito
l'amante del cattivo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lemmon learned Italian phonetically for scenes; Mastroianni reportedly found his mangled attempts 'adorably tragic.'
Scola intended the film as a love letter to Naples' theatricality—where emotional truth and performance blur completely.
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