A Special Day
The extraordinary journey of this actor, a leading figure in Italian and European cinema for over three decades, brings us back to the heart of the most demanding auteur cinema, as well as to the most inventive, joyful, and iconic popular films. With a unique sense of style and a casual elegance, he became one of the most accomplished embodiments of the screen actor.
Winner of the César for Best Foreign Film in 1978
On a special day in 1938, all of Rome is attending a parade celebrating Hitler’s meeting with Mussolini. A working-class housewife, left alone to tend to household duties, meets the only person not attending the parade, a liberal radio broadcaster, and the two forge an unexpectedly close friendship.
Ettore Scola
Ettore Scola was an Italian filmmaker and screenwriter renowned for his bold and distinctive style. He seamlessly blended sharp psychological analysis, biting satire of modern societies, irony, farce, disenchantment, and melancholy with innovative narrative techniques. His films often reflect on the role of the individual within society and history, exploring both personal and collective memory in the face of time. Scola gained recognition for the tragicomedy A Drama of Jealousy (Dramma della gelosia - tutti i particolari in cronaca), for which Marcello Mastroianni won the Best Actor Award at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. In 1976, he won the Best Director Award at Cannes for Down and Dirty (Brutti, sporchi e cattivi), a scathing satire of Roman society that cemented his status as a master of Italian comedy. The following year, he released his most celebrated film, A Special Day (Una giornata particolare), starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni. Over his career, Scola directed nearly 40 films across four decades.
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