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Anni Facili (The Early Years) stars Nino Taranto as Sicilian professor De Francesco. On behalf of a friend who has developed a revolutionary new medicine, the professor seeks out government approval for the formula in Rome. Miles and miles of red tape later, De Francesco is virtually back where he started. The film not only pokes fun at postwar Italian bureaucracy, but also takes a few swipes at the neofascist movement (hardly a laughing matter in real life). Produced by Carlo Ponti and Dino de Laurentiis, Anni Facili was released outside Europe by Paramount Pictures.