Il Sorpasso
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Il Sorpasso

1962Movie1 h 45 min

ComedyDrama
88
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IMDb8.2Letterboxd4.3/5Rotten Tomatoes92%93%
88
ExcellentGoodWatch score
IMDb8.2Letterboxd4.3/5Rotten Tomatoes92%93%

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Roberto, a shy law student in Rome, meets Bruno, a forty-year-old exuberant, capricious man, who takes him for a drive through the Roman and Tuscany countries in the summer. When their journey starts to blend into their daily lives though, the pair’s newfound friendship is tested.

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The Casanovain 1,011 titlesBruno flirts with every woman he and Roberto meet during their two-day adventure: passing German motorists, a waitress at a seaside restaurant, fellow beachgoers...Drives Like Crazyin 1,250 titlesBruno drives at breakneck speed and is cheerfully reckless about passing slower cars while honking his horn (a manoeuvre known in Italian as "il sorpasso", hence the film's title), leading to several…All 10 tropes

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