''I nuovi mostri'' (English-language version: ''Viva l'Italia!''; meaning of Italian original title: "The new monsters") is a 1977
commedia all'italiana film composed by 14 episodes, directed by
Dino Risi,
Ettore Scola
Ettore Scola (; 10 May 1931 – 19 January 2016) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He received a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 1978 for his film ''A Special Day'' and over the course of his film career was nominated for fiv ...
and
Mario Monicelli
Mario Alberto Ettore Monicelli (; 16 May 1915 – 29 November 2010) was an Italian film director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the ''Commedia all'Italiana'' (Comedy Italian style). He was nominated six times for an Oscar, and was awa ...
. It is a sequel of ''
I mostri'', made in 1963. It was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...
at the
51st Academy Awards
The 51st Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1978 and took place on April 9, 1979, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 7:00 p.m. ...
.
Episodes
The original version is composed by 14 episodes.
Plot
The film, like the previous one, consists of short episodes that portray the evil and meanness of Italian middle-class society during the
years of lead in the 70s.
Editions
The full version of the film runs about 115 minutes, but upon its release in
Italy, the film was censored a few episodes considered too "strong". The length of the cut version of the film lasts about 87 minutes.
See also
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List of Italian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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1977 films
1977 comedy films
1970s Italian-language films
Commedia all'italiana
Italian anthology films
Films set in Rome
Films set in Sicily
Films set in Emilia-Romagna
Films shot in Rome
Films directed by Mario Monicelli
Films directed by Ettore Scola
Films directed by Dino Risi
Films with screenplays by Ruggero Maccari
Films scored by Armando Trovajoli
1970s Italian films