Un héros de notre temps

Directed by Mario Monicelli and starred by Alberto Sordi, the movie follows Alberto Menichetti in a series of misunderstandings with the law after he was heard saying, "accademicamente", he will drop the bomb (butto la bomba).

The protagonist is full of little details that make him hilarious: from keeping a little notebook where he writes everything he does in order to have an alibi if needed, a displaced love interest that will bring unforeseen consequences, to behaving in ways that defy what is expected of him, his idiosyncrasy is a recipe for humor. A recipe Alberto Sordi uses to the utmost infusing his performance with his well-known histrionicity, making the movie fertile soil for humor.

Un eroe dei nostri tempi is an entertaining and humorous movie with a great actor and music by Nino Rota, more than enough reasons to give it a watch.