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The film’s title, which translates to "the overtaking," refers to the aggressive Italian driving habit of passing other cars at all costs—a metaphor for social and economic competition. As they travel from Rome to the Tuscan coast, the road becomes a stage where Risi critiques: Il Sorpasso | Gagosian Quarterly

The narrative engine is the unlikely pairing of two polar opposites: Il_sorpasso_1962_HD_-_Altadefinizione01

A shy, inhibited law student representing the traditional, more scrupulous Italy. The film’s title, which translates to "the overtaking,"

An exuberant, boorish, and reckless hedonist who lives entirely in the present. He drives a Lancia Aurelia B24, an iconic status symbol that—much like Bruno—is slightly banged up and aggressive. He drives a Lancia Aurelia B24, an iconic

Il Sorpasso (1962), directed by Dino Risi, stands as the quintessential masterpiece of the commedia all’italiana genre. Released during the peak of Italy's "economic miracle" ( il boom ), the film serves as a brilliant but unsettling road map of a nation racing headlong into modernity without a seatbelt. The Clash of Two Italies