Mario Monicelli, Profession: Mattia Pascal or the Spells of a Superstitious Joker I was standing there thinking about how this could have happened. How do you fix this?
The desire to live a second life, when nothing in the current life. But often this desire is due to the fact that people are not ready to admit their mistakes, correct them and fight. . .
Mattia Pascal is a typical aristocrat, whom Mario Monicelli mocks very gracefully. He has everything - estate, fortune, honest name. This is all that he inherited. But an uneasy relationship with the women and the manager of his estate led to a complete crisis. . .
What does a person who is not trained to fight for his life when faced with difficulties? He's running crazy wherever he goes. Mattia Pascal is also running. He gets to Monte Carlo. There he makes a fortune, but what will he do when luck changes him?
That's right. A new life and new women... New challenges. And more escapes. Rome Then Venice. . .
Or you can look at his story and differently - Mattia Pascal is a strong-willed man who achieves success and strives for it. He has the power to change his life.
Marcello Mastroianni was great as Mattia. Calm, charming, balanced Mattia with his awkwardness every time brings everything to a crisis. . .
The three-hour narrative format may seem overly boring. However, neither the protractedness, nor the excessive number of text quotes (reflections of the hero), nor the modest style of narration can overshadow the effects of the story being told. And for the viewer, the tape is exciting, flying in one breath. It is not by chance that the tape was taken to the main program of the Cannes Festival. A significant addition is the participation in the main role of Marcello Mastroianni. He is the resurrected and dead Mattia Pascal.
8 out of 10