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A Balasaur Score of 86 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 97% of the 1,101 1970s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Two neighbours — a persecuted journalist and a resigned housewife — forge a strong bond on the day of Adolf Hitler's historic 1938 visit to Rome.
Ratings
IMDb8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
788 audience votes
Key crew
- Ettore ScolaDirector
- Armando TrovajoliOriginal Music Composer
- Ettore ScolaScreenplay
- Maurizio CostanzoScreenplay
- Ruggero MaccariScreenplay
Cast
- Sophia LorenAntonietta Taberi
- Marcello MastroianniGabriele
- John VernonEmanuele Taberi
- Françoise BerdConcierge
- Patrizia BassoRomana Taberi
- Tiziano De PersioArnaldo Taberi
- Maurizio Di PaolantonioFabio Taberi
- Antonio GaribaldiLittorio Taberi
- Vittorio GuerrieriUmberto Taberi
- Alessandra MussoliniMaria Luisa Taberi
- Nicole MagnyOfficer's Daughter
- Galeazzo CianoSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Themes
rome, italyfascismhousewifebenito mussolinimale homosexualityneighbor1930sgay theme
The Best Movies of 1977
A Special Day is #2 of 60
