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Unfair Competition 2001 Directed by Ettore Scola Concorrenza sleale

Two linen fabric dealers with their shops close to one another, battle against each other for more and more costumers. Umberto constantly loses clients because of the tough competition brought by Leone, who offers the best prices in the neighborhood. But they leave differences aside when the rise of Fascism places Anti-Semitic politics which rigidly control business like the one conducted by the Jewish Leone, and those new regulations are viewed by Umberto as completely unfair. The long rivalry soon becomes a great friendship.

Country Italy
Production Countries France , Italy
Language Italian
Spoken Language Italian
Gneres Comedy , Drama
Production Companies Medusa Film , A.Gi.Di. , Mass Film , Filmtel
Release Date 23 February 2001
110 mins
Cast
Diego Abatantuono Umberto Melchiorri
Sergio Castellitto Leone Della Rocca
Gérard Depardieu Angelo Melchiorri
Antonella Attili Giuditta Della Rocca
Claudio Bigagli Commissario Collegiani
Sandra Collodel Chiaretta, cameriera di casa Della Rocca
Augusto Fornari Zio Peppino
Elio Germano Paolo Della Rocca
Eliana Miglio Profumiera Di Veroli
Rolando Ravello Ignazietto Paspinelli
Gioia Spaziani Susanna Della Rocca
Anita Zagaria Margherita Melchiorri
Simone Ascani Lele Della Rocca
Walter Dragonetti Pietruccio Melchiorri / Narratore
Federica Bonavolontà Crispina, cameriera di casa Melchiorri
Giorgio Colangeli Vinaio Boccioni
Bruno Cariello Profumiere Di Veroli
Fausto Ennio Di Cesare Maestro pianoforte
Ivonne Ekman Susanna Della Rocca
Carlo Molfese Proprietario stabile
Emanuele Salce Agente Tramontana
Jean-Claude Brialy Mattia Della Rocca
Claude Rich Conte Treuberg
Pasquale Esposito (uncredited)
Fabio Ferrari (uncredited)