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''I nuovi mostri'' (English-language version: ''Viva l'Italia!''; meaning of Italian original title: "The new monsters") is a 1977
commedia all'italiana Commedia all'italiana (, pl. Commedie all'italiana, "Comedy in the Italian way") or Italian-style comedy is an Italian film genre born in Italy in the 1950s and developed in the 1960s and 1970s. It is widely considered to have started with Mar ...
film composed by 14 episodes, directed by
Dino Risi Dino Risi (23 December 1916 – 7 June 2008) was an Italian film director. With Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy and Ettore Scola, he was one of the masters of ''commedia all'italiana''. Biography Risi was born in Milan. He had an o ...
, Ettore Scola and Mario Monicelli. It is a sequel of ''
I mostri ''I mostri'' (also known as ''Opiate '67'' or, in a cut version, ''15 from Rome'') is a 1963 commedia all'italiana film by Italian director Dino Risi. It was coproduced with France. The film was a huge success in Italy. It was censored in Spain. ...
'', made in 1963. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards.


Episodes

The original version is composed by 14 episodes.


Plot

The film, like the previous one, consists of short episodes that portray the evil and meanness of Italian middle-class society during the years of lead in the 70s.


Editions

The full version of the film runs about 115 minutes, but upon its release in
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, the film was censored a few episodes considered too "strong". The length of the cut version of the film lasts about 87 minutes.


See also

* List of submissions to the 51st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film *
List of Italian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Italy has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since the conception of the award. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion p ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nuovi Mostri, I 1977 films 1977 comedy films 1970s Italian-language films Commedia all'italiana Italian anthology films Films set in Rome Films set in Sicily Films set in Emilia-Romagna Films shot in Rome Films directed by Mario Monicelli Films directed by Ettore Scola Films directed by Dino Risi Films with screenplays by Ruggero Maccari Films scored by Armando Trovajoli 1970s Italian films