Italy / Feb 23, 2001 / T
1h 50min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Two linen fabric dealers with their shops close to one another, battle against each other for more and more costumers. Umberto constantly loses clients because of the tough competition brought by Leone, who offers the best prices in the neighborhood. But they leave differences aside when the rise of Fascism places Anti-Semitic politics which rigidly control business like the one conducted by the Jewish Leone, and those new regulations are viewed by Umberto as completely unfair. The long rivalry soon becomes a great friendship.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Elio Germano | Paolo Della Rocca |
| Sabrina Impacciatore | Matilde |
| Eliana Miglio | Profumiera Di Veroli |
| Rolando Ravello | Ignazietto Paspinelli |
| Gioia Spaziani | Susanna Della Rocca |
| Anita Zagaria | Margherita Melchiorri |
| Simone Ascani | Lele Della Rocca |
| Walter Dragonetti | Pietruccio Melchiorri / Narratore |
| Federica Bonavolontà | Crispina, cameriera di casa Melchiorri |
| Emanuele Cerman | Sposino |
| Giorgio Colangeli | Vinaio Boccioni |
| Bruno Cariello | Profumiere Di Veroli |
| Mauro Cremonini | |
| Romina De Cicco | |
| Fausto Ennio Di Cesare | Maestro pianoforte |
| Ivonne Ekman | Susanna Della Rocca |
| Paola Giannetti | Portiera |
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| Marina Giordana | |
| Carlo Molfese | Proprietario stabile |
| Giuliano Persico | |
| Emanuele Salce | Agente Tramontana |
| Jean-Claude Brialy | Mattia Della Rocca |
| Claude Rich | Conte Treuberg |
| Pasquale Esposito | (uncredited) |
| Fabio Ferrari | (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Concorrenza sleale |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Medusa Film, A.Gi.Di., Filmtel, Mass Film |
| Release date | 23 febbraio 2001 |
| Production | Franco Committeri, Giorgio Scotton |
| Writer | Furio Scarpelli, Ettore Scola, Giacomo Scarpelli, Silvia Scola |
| Casting | Jenny Tamburi |
| Editing | Raimondo Crociani, Barbara Broglio, Maria Antonietta Tota, Stefano Giovannini |
| Cinematography | Franco Di Giacomo, Roberto Marsigli, Sergio Strizzi, Roberto Biciocchi, Marta Spedaletti, Alberto Emidi |
| Assistant directors | Dino Giarrusso, Fabrizio Sergenti Castellani, Ludovica Barbieri, Francesca Polic Greco, Simone Pontecorvo, Ettore Scola, Iole Natoli |
| Lighting | Valerio Garzia |
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