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Moretti's Comedies | Hand-Picked by MUBI

1,697 views · Published 27 June 2017 · 0:42 · Indexed 12 November 2026

Channel: MUBI · 2017 · Entertainment

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We proudly present a triple bill of Nani Moretti’s little-seen early comedies: http://mubi.io/2styg9V
In three early comedies, I AM SELF-SUFFICIENT (1976), ECCE BOMBO (1978), and GOLDEN DREAMS (1981), Nanni Moretti plays Michele Apicelli, a self-loathing, abrasive egotist and film fanatic.  Moretti also wrote and directed himself, and he brings an incisive approach to examining a character that is fun to watch at times, yet who is lost and perpetually unhappy.  This character has the ambition of being a great filmmaker, yet he is dogged by his critics.  The Michele character is quite consistent across all three movies, and harkens back to peak Woody Allen days of playful cinematic invention and self-examination.  Moretti's films have a joyously anarchic spirit, especially when he uses metaphorical visuals to argue his points, and the films' pacing is still breakneck so many years later.

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