Il Sorpasso (1962)
Directed by Dino Risi
On a deserted Ferragosto holiday in Rome, a brash driver talks a shy law student into a ride in his Lancia that turns into a two-day road trip up the Tyrrhenian coast through Lazio and Tuscany.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Roberto's street on Ferragosto≈ 00:00:00Rome, ItalyStated on screen
Bruno, looking for a phone in the empty city, gets Roberto to come down and soon has him in the passenger seat.
- 2Roadside restaurant≈ 00:20:00Civitavecchia, ItalyInferred
Over lunch Roberto admits his timidity about his neighbour Valeria while Bruno charms everyone around them.
- 3Roberto's aunt and uncle's farm≈ 00:40:00Grosseto, ItalyInferred
At the relatives' country house Bruno wins over the family while Roberto finds his childhood memories don't hold up.
- 4Gianna's house, beach and Bibi's boat≈ 00:58:00Castiglioncello, ItalyStated on screen
Bruno drops in on his estranged wife and daughter, the pair sleep on beach chairs, and the next day they go out on a wealthy friend's boat.
- 5Coast road toward Viareggio≈ 01:35:00Coast road at Calafuria, near Livorno, ItalyInferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 257 km
- Places
- 5
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 5
- Car: 257 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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