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Jul 3, 2017 · 1. The revolution against 'shit' Battleship Potemkin. At Fantozzi's workplace, a new director and film buff forces his underlings to abandon the Italy-England football match at home and watch a six-hour director's cut of Battleship Potemkin.
Fantozzi is a 1975 Italian satirical cult film, based on 1971 novel of the same name in the saga of the unlucky Italian accountant employee Ugo Fantozzi, written and played by his creator Paolo Villaggio.
- Meeting Fantozzi
- Lines Everyone Loves
- Fantozzi, Always Relevant
Paolo Villaggio first created the character in his books. He wanted to represent the typical man, one without any talents or luck. And the victim of arrogance and abuse, especially by powerful people. He was known for his servile disposition towards his employer and any institution, whatever may that be. Villaggio’s character works as an accountant...
Some Fantozzi sketches and lines have gone down in history. They became synonym with his character. In particular, two remain are always associated with him. For example, saying “sorry” all the time. Even when nothing wrong happened. And speaking in a formal way and tone. Even with friends. Fantozzi is also known for the ways he butchers Italian gr...
The figure of Fantozzi si today part of Italy collective memory and plenty of his verbal expressions have entered people’s vocabulary. After 40 years and 10 movies (the last released in 1999), Fantozzi doesn’t seem to feel the passing of time. He’s still celebrated today. For example with the Fantozzi Day in Rome. The character, always contemporary...
Jul 10, 2017 · Fantozzi fights against things that are way bigger than him. Life, fate, class struggle: no matter how hard he tries to overcome them, in the end they will swallow and assimilate him.
Ugo Fantozzi (pronounced [ˈuːɡo fanˈtɔttsi]) is a fictional character, appearing in Italian literature and film, created by Paolo Villaggio.
The movie Fantozzi and its sequels are popularly regarded as one of the best Italian comic movies in all of history, not only because of them being funny, but also because of what is better expressed by Villaggio's own words:
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Fantozzi is an absolutely average employee (namely, an accountant), victim of continuing abuse, injustice and cowardice, targeted by the deepest misfortune, not only in the workplace but also in everyday life, as shown by his not exactly handsome wife and daughter.
