by Maria Garcia

Italian filmmaker Dino Risi (1917-2008) is the subject of a retrospective at New York's Museum of Modern Art that runs through January 6. In collaboration with Luce Cinecittá, the Museum is screening the writer-director's popular narrative features of the 1950s, '60s and '70s that are mostly commedia all'Italiana or "Italian-style comedy." The retrospective also includes the Milan-born filmmaker's newly discovered documentary shorts, many of which were filmed in the wake of World War II.

The Risi festival is an entry in MoMA's yearly tribute to Italian film, and consists of 14 newly struck prints, as well as a 4K restoration of Risi's masterpiece, Il Sorpasso (The Easy Life, 1962), the story of a shy student (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and the charming but irresponsible companion (Vittorio Gassman) with whom he takes to the road.

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