MOVIE · 1972
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
ComedyDramaMystery106 min
Alberto Sordi is Alfredo Rossi, a prosperous businessman whose car trouble in the Swiss mountains leaves him seeking shelter at a secluded chalet. Inside, he finds a circle of retired judges and lawyers, with Michel Simon and Charles Vanel among the elderly hosts, who invite him into a courtroom game that quickly turns personal. As their mock trial gathers force, Alfredo’s climb through the business world — and the compromises behind it — become the case against him. Ettore Scola frames the night around polite rituals, shifting power, and a host determined to weigh one man’s life by its own private rules.
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