(Alberto Lattuada, Italy 1962, 105 min., Italian with subtitles, 35mm)

A Sicilian factory supervisor (Italian comic legend Alberto Sordi), living and working in the North, returns home with his blonde wife and children. Soon, he’s recruited by the Mafia for a murderous errand and sent to New York City. A very funny cultural clash comedy cleverly becomes a suspenseful and complex portrait of postwar Italian life in the capable hands of talented director Lattuada. “An utter blast! Happily blends low comedy, high sentiment, neorealism and farce—almost a film festival unto itself!”—A.O. Scott, The New York Times.