by Jason Ankeny
synopsis
Comedian Roberto Benigni wrote and directed this Italian farce, in which he stars as Dante, a bus driver who is the exact double of the infamous gangster Johnny Toothpick (Benigni again). After Dante meets Johnny's girlfriend Maria (Nicoletta Braschi), he travels to her Palermo villa, where it quickly becomes apparent that Maria is setting up Dante to take the fall for Johnny's illicit behavior.
characteristics
- Mistaken-identity
- Lookalike
- Danger
- Mistaken Identities
- Risk
- Yakuza
- Twins And Lookalikes
- Mob
- Mafia
- Just For Fun
- Endangerment
- Gang
- Jeopardy
- Decoy
- Role-switching
