Ein Sack voller Flöhe (1978)
6KEin Sack voller Flöhe: Directed by Dino Risi. With Ugo Tognazzi, Ornella Muti, Mario Del Monaco, Caterina Boratto. Ugo Cremonesi, left without work and awaiting liquidation, leaves the world of the vaudeville momentarily and takes refuge in Villa Serena, a shelter for old artists.
“I saw this film twice on my first trip to Italy (my first European trip, so it already was magical) and loved it, which was high praise, since Iu0026#39;d only been studying Italian for a few months, on my own. As I remember, itu0026#39;s the story of a man in an old actors home who wins a lottery, and runs away with a pretty worker from the home. He is taken advantage of, I remember, but exactly how…? I have looked for this film on video, and I think United Artists may offer it, but perhaps only in Europe. I would love to see it again…Ugo Tognazzi was a wonderful actor, and expressed many things simultaneously, as he did in La Cage Aux Folles. Lucky you if you can see the movie. I was in love with my Primo [Italian] Amore at the time, so perhaps memory has sweetened recollection. But I think it was lots of fun to watch.”
