A Special Day

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 A Special Day 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.

A Special Day was released in 1977 (IT original-language production), with a runtime of 106 minutes.