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 Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Mediterraneo is a 1991 film from Italy directed by Gabriele Salvatores.In June of 1941 a squad of eight Italian soldiers are sent to occupy the Greek island of Megisti, a flyspeck in the ocean that is said to be of absolutely no strategic importance. They're led by Lt. Montini, a schoolteacher in civilian life who likes to paint. His second in command is Sgt. Lo Russo, a macho, affable type. Among the rest of the little squad are brothers, Felice and Libero Munaron; Strazzabosco, who brought his donkey along and may like the donkey a little too much; and Farina, Montini's aide, who is quiet and sensitive.The men are terrible soldiers. They fire at squawking chickens (which nearly gets Farina killed), they forget passwords, and mostly they just want to go home. The mission is four months of lookout duty, but no sooner are they dropped off than the ship which dropped them off is sunk by a British bomber. Soon after that Strazzabosco, in a fit of rage after his bumbling squad mates shoot and kill his donkey, freaks out and smashes the platoon's only radio. That rash act leaves the men totally come off, unable to leave the island or call for help. So they settle in for the long haul. Megisti is revealed to have its perks, which include a sexy shepherdess as well as Vasillisa, the even sexier village prostitute.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })
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 Abandoned Area: The squad lands on the island to find it deserted. It turns out that the Germans arrived first, and arrested all the men. So the locals on the island hide in the interior for a while until they determine that the Italian soldiers are no threat.
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 Anguished Declaration of Love: More or less out of nowhere, one of the soldiers, Colasanti, confesses his love to Lo Russo. Nothing comes of it, as Lo Russo basically blinks and pretends like nothing happened.
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 Answer Cut: Subverted, in a Bait-and-Switch moment. Lt. Montini, visiting the island once more as an old man, wonders about Farina, thinking "Where did you end up?". Cut to Montini in a cemetery looking at a gravestone—but it's not Farina's grave, it's the resting place of his wife Vasillisa. Farina is alive and well and running a restaurant.
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 Camp Follower / int_72e3811f
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 Films of 1990–1994 / int_72e3811f
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 Italians Talk with Hands / int_72e3811f
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 Polyamory / int_72e3811f