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"They named a brandy after Napoleon, they made a herring out of Bismarck,and Hitler is going to end up as a piece of cheese."

 

 

Scola & De Sica: Romanzo di un Giovane Povere [The Story of a Poor Young Man] [OmeU] IT, FR, 1995, R: Ettore Scola mit Rolando Ravello, Alberto Sordi, Isabella Ferrari, 120 Min

Unemployed and frustrated, young Vincenzo befriends his bitter neighbor, Mr. Bartoloni, who is trapped in a loveless marriage with his alcoholic wife. One night, Bartoloni suggests staging his wife’s accidental death in exchange for money. When she later dies under suspicious circumstances, Bartoloni suspects Vincenzo and reports him. As the police investigate, both men become entangled in a web of guilt, loneliness, and suspicion—each appearing equally capable of the crime.