Everyone in the apartment gets up early, because Hitler is arriving in Rome to seal the Axis Pact with Mussolini and everyone in Rome must turn out for such a special day, except mama, Sophia Loren. She tries to to do her chores in a desultory fashion, but when the myna escapes, she goes to the new neighbor's apartment and meets Marcello Mastroianni -- a blacklisted homosexual broadcaster.
The first thing I noticed was the extra sepia wash on this late Technicolor production. At first I thought it had been shot in black and white, until I noticed that reds showed up, in dark oxblood. Clearly this was an attempt to emulate the look of b&w films from the era. The movie itself was slow and rewarding, a pair of character studies, demonstrating once again what accomplished actors the pair were. I found it intensely rewarding.
The first thing I noticed was the extra sepia wash on this late Technicolor production. At first I thought it had been shot in black and white, until I noticed that reds showed up, in dark oxblood. Clearly this was an attempt to emulate the look of b&w films from the era. The movie itself was slow and rewarding, a pair of character studies, demonstrating once again what accomplished actors the pair were. I found it intensely rewarding.