An Average Little Man

The summary already spoilers the twist that happens over half way through the film, but I'll still say that this has one of the most unexpected and drastic changes in tone that I've seen. It starts like a situational commedia all'italiana, but turns into an extremely bleak moral meditation that I wouldn't have expected from Mario Monicelli. It is a strange but good film. Sordi is his usual goodness but Shelley Winters is mindblowing in a challenging supporting role.

What a sudden, unexpected turn of events! Up until that "event", the movie is a satirical comedy of an ordinary man. Then it completely turns into a different blend, genre. It is not simply a "twist". The movie and the way you evaluate it completely changes. I've seen thousands of films but I cannot remember a similar one to this kind of change or "mix", I don't know. Very interesting.