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Rating: Fantozzi.
Which one of us Italians has never seen at least ONCE a Fantozzi film?
The answer, I believe, is self-evident.
Why has a film like this managed to have such a strong hold on the audience, so much that it is rewatched annually every Christmas?
Why?
Because each one of us has found ourselves in the figure of Ugo Fantozzi, the true emblem of the Italian accountant, a symbolic character of the 70s, a fundamental icon of our modern film culture. We can identify with this simple, naive man, constantly in physical decline, unfulfilled, dissatisfied with his job, wife, daughter (daughter???), with life in all its most anguishing aspects, in our darkest moments.
This, in my opinion, is not a film that makes you laugh (well, that too, for heaven's sake).
This film is a reflection on the life of a normal man, with his problems, dreams, and desires (and hassles). In this movie, we can find all these things. I only ask you one thing: next Christmas, when you're all together with your family, grandparents, aunts, nephews, cousins you've never met, try to watch this film in its entirety, without just enjoying the opening (the grand and brilliant "morning ritual" scene).
You who lived in 1975 (year of production), try to rethink those years, what you dreamed of doing, and the projects you nurtured.
In my opinion, even a "silly" film like this can offer deep reflections, if viewed with the right perspective.
(P.S. obviously, it's also fine for hearty sadistic laughs).
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