A comedy that is ironic, sometimes bitter, in some cases even dramatic, tragic: This is what Italian comedy is. (Mario Monicelli)

A comedy that is ironic, sometimes bitter, in some cases even dramatic, tragic: This is what Italian comedy is.

Mario Monicelli

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