给我一百万 Darò un milione(1935)

又名: I'll Give a Million

导演: Mario Camerini

编剧: 马里奥·卡梅里尼 切萨雷·扎瓦蒂尼 Giaci Mondaini Ivo Perilli

主演: 维托里奥·德西卡 Assia Noris

类型: 喜剧

制片国家/地区: 意大利

上映日期: 1935-08-30(威尼斯电影节) 1935-12-03(意大利)

片长: 79 分钟 IMDb: tt0027503 豆瓣评分：0 下载地址：迅雷下载

演员：

马里奥·卡梅里尼(导演) 维托里奥·德西卡 福斯托·圭尔佐尼 Achille Majeroni 阿西娅·诺里斯 Amina Pirani Maggi

影评：

1. 

   Mario Camerini’s I’LL GIVE A MILLION is an exemplar of “telefoni bianchi (white telephones)” trying to make a difference. An early talkie, it stars Vittorio De Sica as a disillusioned millionaire who pretends to be a pauper, all he wants is to find a person to treat him decently without the knowledge of his intimidating wealth, and he will award that person with one million in return.

   This rumor goes wild in the city, every respectable person starts to throw a bone to the poor around him or her, hoping to hit the jackpot, whereas the millionaire, naturally, takes a shine to a nubile circus girl (Noris), trying to woo her as a bum. So it appears that Camerini attempts to mingle the haves and the have-nots, but such an idea doesn’t comply with the fascist regime’s values, and what makes this farce still relatable today is its hard-edged depiction of the haves’ hypocrisy and cupidity, once the jackpot is revealed (although falsely), they attitude towards the poor takes a volte-face right on the spot, but Camerini doesn’t do it ironically, he does it with a straight face, a matter-of-fact correctness implies it is the right thing to do, the gaping gap cannot be breached. What the poor can enjoy is a fling of joie de vivre in an amusement park, the smiles on their faces are indwelled. Is it the input of Cesare Zavattini, one of the co-screenwriters? It is his first screenplay, but most importantly, it marks the first contact between him and De Sica, soon Italian neorealism would be birthed by dint of their preeminent collaborations.

   I’LL GIVE A MILLION also makes a strong case why De Sica is a matinee idol in the salad days of his youth, standing above the crowd with an appealing air of humbleness and loftiness, those who are around him can only be dismally dwarfed to buffoons if they want to prove their existence, like the cock-eyed Luigi Almirante.

   Camerini’s proficiency meets our eyes in the circus pageantry and the kerfuffle, but besides that, I’LL GIVE A MILLION pales in comparison with its near-contemporary René Clair’s LE MILLION (1931), it is a trifling divertissement of yore.

   referential entries: Vittorio De Sica’s MIRACLE IN MILAN (1951, 8.2/10); René Clair’s LE MILLION (1931, 7.4/10).

   English Title: I’ll Give a Million

   Original Title Darò un milione

   Year: 1935

   Genre: Comedy

   Country: Italy

   Language: Italian

   Director: Mario Camerini

   Screenwriters: Mario Camerini, Giaci Mondaini, Ivo Perilli, Cesare Zavattini

   Music: Gian Luca Tocchi

   Cinematography: Otello Martelli, Carlo Montuori

   Editing: Fernando Tropea

   Cast:

   Vittorio De Sica

   Assia Noris

   Luigi Almirante

   Mario Gallina

   Franco Coop

   Gemma Bolognesi

   Cesare Zoppetti

   Rating: 6.3/10