One of the wonderful things - one of the many wonderful things - about the Criterion Channel is that not only does it routinely introduce me to new directors, but it also often empowers me to do a deep dive. The other day I re-watched Ettore Scola's wonderful A Special Day, and then yesterday I followed up with his 1974 film We All Loved Each Other So Much. It's the story of three friends, Antonio (Nino Manfredi), Gianni (Vittorio Gassman), and Nicola (Stefano Satta Flores) told over the course of thirty years. It's a comedy, but it has the insightful observations on politics and class and relationships that you'd expect from an Italian film of that age. Stefania Sandrelli plays Luciana, the woman who plays a central role in their lives and the unfolding story. It makes me want to watch Antonio Pietrangali's I Knew Her Well again or more of her other films. Recommended.
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