White Collar Blues

Film - 1975

9,1

111.8K

White Collar Blues it's a movie with Paolo Villaggio, Anna Mazzamauro, Gigi Reder, Giuseppe Anatrelli, Umberto D'Orsi Full cast. Directed by Luciano Salce. Original title Fantozzi, runtime 103 minutes. Genre Commedia.

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Savvy and sharp satire of

Ugo Pardo

A literary character created by Paolo Villaggio himself, protagonist of the film, the film version is certainly less heavy in its denunciation of society and the institutions that oppress it, but this does not mean it is less enjoyable and sharp. An unmissable classic of Italian comedy, Fantozzi is the best film of the entire series, which over time loses the spirit of denunciation to become a zany tragicomedy. Read all

Fantozzi of

Federico Tyst Querin

Behind the laughter, the tragedy. William Blake spoke of "complementary opposites": to exist, everything needs its opposite. In Fantozzi, drama and comedy support each other, making us laugh (and quite a lot) but leaving a bitter aftertaste. The drama of the common man, the difficulties of the less wealthy classes, the oppression of the powerful, who humiliate and exploit their subordinates. Fantozzi is not a comedy like any other, it is not one of those films to "turn off your brain", an expression I have always hated; indeed, with Fantozzi the brain must be turned on and kept active and attentive, so as not to be fooled by that thin layer of comedy, so as not to believe that Fantozzi is just a film about a loser who closes his fingers in the door. Read all

A true gem of Italian cinema of

Ruben Maria Soriquez

The Fantozzi saga is a classic of Italian comedy, which has become so popular that many of the lines (especially from the first two films) have become sayings and expressions in common use: "How human you are!", which Fantozzi usually says telling the perpetrators of harassment to his detriment is exemplary proof of this. Ruthless and bitterly satirical portrait of Italy in the 70s and then 80s (but much less biting than the book whose author is Paolo Villaggio himself, the protagonist), and above all of the corporate culture of the time (Paolo Villaggio really worked within a large company, so he was able to experience firsthand both the climate and the interpersonal dynamics, both horizontal and vertical), the Fantozzi saga is proof of how films (especially the first 2) are free from vulgarity 'They can entertain you and, moreover, make you laugh out loud. But in Fantozzi, laughter always leaves a very bitter aftertaste. Absolutely not to be missed, Fantozzi, very often "underrated", is instead a true gem of Italian cinema Read all

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Giacomo Pescatore

Must see because: a tragically comic and comically tragic film, still very relevant today in its stigmatization of social differences; furthermore, sooner or later, we have all been a bit Fantozzi... Read all

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A good-natured but unlucky Italian is constantly going on a difficult situations, but never lose his mood.