Brutti, sporchi e cattivi
Ettore Scola
In a shanty town in Rome, Giacinto tyrannically rules over his large family. They all put up with his authority and bad mood because he has a treasure that everyone wants to steal. Every day, he has to find a new hiding place and defend his property, gun in hand. When he decides to bring a prostitute into the house, revolt beings to grumble…
With : Nino Manfredi, Francesco Anniballi, Maria Bosco, Maria Luisa Santella, Giselda Castrini, Alfredo D'Ippolito
Screenplay : Ruggero Maccari, Ettore Scola
Image : Dario Di Palma
Editing : Raimondo Crociani
Décor : Luciano Ricceri, Franco Velchi
Music : Armando Trovajoli
Screenplay : Ruggero Maccari, Ettore Scola
Image : Dario Di Palma
Editing : Raimondo Crociani
Décor : Luciano Ricceri, Franco Velchi
Music : Armando Trovajoli
Production : Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, Surf Film
Distribution: Carlotta
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Distribution: Carlotta
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Until 1977, Monte Ciocci neighbourhood of Rome was a slum quarter, inhabited by the unemployed and unskilled labourers working in the neighbouring area. *This is where Ettore Scola located the action of his film, just above Saint Peter's Basilica. The film was meant to open with a preface, read by Pasolini, describing the transformation of the sub-proletariat in contact with consumer society. Subversive and violent, immoral to the extreme, Brutti, sporchi e cattivi (Down and Dirty) has no heed for fine sentiments and social discourse. Despite an award for Best Director in Cannes, the film was a failure and caused a great deal of controversy for the way in which Scola portrayed the family.