Attempting to pass themselves off as intellectuals, Mario and Saverio meet Leonardo da Vinci. They try to explain inventions from the 20th century—like the train, the thermometer, and the lightbulb—in terms that are completely nonsensical to the genius inventor. "Remember that you must die!"
Finding themselves in the fictional village of Frittole, the duo must adapt to the Renaissance. Their adventures include: The customs toll
The magic of Non ci resta che piangere relies entirely on the electric chemistry between its two creators. In the mid-1980s, Benigni and Troisi represented two entirely different schools of Italian comedy: Non Ci Resta Che Piangere Film
: In one of the most famous sequences, the duo meets Leonardo da Vinci and attempts to explain modern inventions like the thermometer, traffic lights, and trains
Beneath the slapstick and the verbal acrobatics, is a fierce critique of modern Italian society. By contrasting the 20th century with the 15th, the film exposes the myth of "progress." Attempting to pass themselves off as intellectuals, Mario
When they try to introduce revolutionary inventions to the past, they fail miserably. Saverio tries to explain electricity, steam engines, and the thermometer to Leonardo da Vinci (Paolo Bonacelli), but lacks the actual engineering know-how to make them work. Mario tries to teach da Vinci the rules of the card game Scopa , only for the Renaissance genius to effortlessly beat him at his own game.
All'uscita nelle sale, nel Natale del 1984, il film fu un successo travolgente. Incassò miliardi di lire, diventando il maggior successo della stagione e uno dei film più redditizi degli anni '80 in Italia. Their adventures include: The customs toll The magic
The film is a surreal time-travel adventure centered on two friends: (Benigni), a schoolteacher, and (Troisi), a janitor. Non ci resta che piangere: Film Review - My Kind of Italy