Troppo forte

Troppo forte

Year: 1986

Runtime: 110 mins

Language: Italian

Comedy

Oscar aspires to break into the film world as an actor or stunt performer. In a desperate bid to attract the attention of a manufacturer, he engineers a fake accident, which unintentionally leaves a young actress seriously injured. Fearing the consequences, Oscar brings her to his apartment, hoping to contain the fallout and keep the incident hidden.

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Timeline & Setting – Troppo forte (1986)

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Time period

1980s

Set in contemporary Italy of the 1980s, the film captures the era’s showbiz hustle and appetite for sensational stories. It follows a wannabe stuntman and a flamboyant lawyer amid the ongoing Italian cinema production boom. The period flavor includes media spectacle, celebrity culture, and the blurred line between reality and performance.

Location

Selci, Cinecittà, Rome

The action centers on Selci, a Rome suburb where Oscar first meets the eccentric Giangiacomo. The Rome film-scene backdrop brings Cinecittà into the foreground, highlighting the city’s legendary studio culture. The setting oscillates between ordinary suburban life and the glamour of the movie industry.

🏛 Selci 🎬 Cinecittà 🌆 Rome

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Main Characters – Troppo forte (1986)

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Count Giangiacomo Pigna Corelli (played by Alberto Sordi)

A flamboyant, mythomaniacal figure whose noble pretensions mask a habit of self-delusion. He revels in theatricality while enabling Oscar’s scam, yet his eccentrically fragile identity gradually reveals its hollowness.

🤥 Mythomaniac 👑 Aristocrat 🧠 Eccentric

Oscar Pettinari (played by Carlo Verdone)

A young, hungry dreamer from the Rome suburbs who exaggerates his film-industry credentials. His charm hides a flexible morality, willing to bend the truth for opportunity and companionship, though he also shows warmth and humanity.

🎭 Dreamer 🪙 Opportunist 🎬 Film Buff

Nancy (played by Stella Hall)

A stylish Italo-American actress navigating a precarious situation after a staged crash. She seeks independence and a shot at her career, facing the pressures of fame, fear, and survival in a country she doesn’t fully know.

🎭 Actress 💃 Entertainer 🌟 Aspiring Star

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Major Themes – Troppo forte (1986)

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🎭 Illusion vs. Reality

Oscar inflates his past and Giangiacomo fabricates identities, turning performance into a substitute for truth. The plot reveals how easily fabrication can overshadow genuine intentions, leaving characters chasing a mirage rather than a real outcome.

🤝 Manipulation and Morality

A web of lies tests the characters’ ethics as scam and charm collide. The flamboyant lawyer and the ambitious dreamer maneuver through deception, showing how goodwill and opportunism can coexist in complex relationships.

💔 Ambition and Disappointment

The film portrays fame-seeking as a volatile mix of vanity and vulnerability. Nancy’s pursuit of acting and Oscar’s self-delusions underscore the personal costs of chasing celebrity and the resilience required to move on.

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