1977 · drama · comedy
An Average Little Man
Directed by Mario Monicelli2h 2m1977
A middle-aged government accountant is determined to secure a stable job for his son before retiring, willing to go to great lengths to achieve his goal.
Our read: An Average Little Man (1977) reads as a heavy, kinetic, grounded drama · comedy entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, kinetic, extreme drama / comedy, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- bleak
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