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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The Great War (La grande guerra) is a 1959 film directed by Mario Monicelli. Nino Rota composed the soundtrack.It is a tragicomic tale of two common Italian soldiers in World War I. Giovanni and Oreste meet for the first time at an induction center when the former pays the latter thirty lira to get him out of being drafted, only for Oreste to simply pocket the money. Giovanni is angry, but soon the two are fast friends. They go through basic training together and soon enough, they are on the front lines of the front against Austria.At the front they go through the usual misadventures of soldiers in war: complaining about rations, getting letters from home, trying to avoid being killed. Giovanni falls for Costantina, a high-spirited prostitute (Silvana Mangano). Meanwhile, the war, in all its violence and horror, goes on.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); }) | |
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Black Comedy: A very dark comedy of the absurdities of war. In one scene, the soldiers want to cook pasta, but they need a strainer to strain the noodles. So an Italian soldier holds up a pan above the lip of the trench. After Austrian snipers shoot it full of holes, they use it to cook pasta. In another scene, Oreste's talking about how he prefers women with big tits is interrupted by the beginning of an artillery bombardment. | |
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All for Nothing: A messenger, message in hand, is pinned down by Austrian snipers. Giovanni tells him to stay behind his cover, but the officer demands the message. So the messenger jumps out into the open and is shot In the Back as he's leaping into the trench. He dies. The message is a "Merry Christmas" message from headquarters. | |
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And Starring: Mangano gets an "and with the participation of Silvana Mangano" credit. | |
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Answer Cut: The lieutenant needs to send a message to the artillery, as the Italians are planning to attack. He tells his orderly, "Have two men send a message to the battery. Choose the less efficient." Cut to our bumbling protagonists walking through the countryside in the dark, bearing the message. | |
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