Ein besonderer Tag

Here's a movie that thinks it's about Italy, but it's actually about ennui. Confined to their apartment block on the day Hitler visits Rome, a journalist and a housewife find unexpected connection. It's the kind of film that makes you grateful for your own messy, imperfect life.

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Ettore Scola directed Ein besonderer Tag in 1977. See Ettore Scola's full filmography, where to start with Ettore Scola, or where to go after you've seen everything by Ettore Scola.

Ein besonderer Tag was released in 1977 (IT original-language production), with a runtime of 106 minutes.