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Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life
ITALY · 1961

Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life

Sergio Corbucci
corruption rural vs urban temptation bureaucracy class struggle
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Synopsis

Antonio goes to Rome to represent his fellow peasants, to request a highway that will be built in their region. But the guy is mastered by 'la dolce vita' and wastes the money entrusted to him for his mission. When Peppino is sent to to find out what happened, he lets himself be trapped by the gentle grip of 'la dolce vita'

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