4. Giacinto (Nino Manfredi) - Ugly Dirty And Bad (Brutti, Sporchi e Cattivi)
Not to be confused with 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Sergio Leone's legendary spaghetti western), this grotesque and immoral comedy tells the story of four generations of a big Italian family who live in the Roman slums, cramped together in a shoddy pigsty. The patriarch of this bunch of thieves, beggars and loose women, Giacinto (Nino Manfredi), has been paid some insurance money for the loss of his eye some time ago. His whole existence now comes down to keeping his 'fortune' hidden from his family. He spends a little of it on himself - mostly to quench his thirst - but refuses to share it with anyone else. He always expects his relatives of being up to no good ('Relatives are like boots; the tighter they are the more they hurt'), routinely beats his wife if she buys something he doesn't need and even sleeps with a rifle in case someone would try to steal the cash during the night. One day, the greedy brute falls in love with a fat prostitute. At first, he spoils his enthralled female conquest with fancy clothes and restaurants. But quickly, he decides that she will live in his home and sleep in the same bed he shares with his wife. Consequently, the desperate and fuming spouse gathers the whole family and they plan to murder Giacinto with poisonous pasta during a wedding banquet This pitiless yet hilarious portrait of social degradation was nominated for the Golden Palm during 1976's Cannes Film Festival and Etorre Scola's raw sense of authenticity won him the Best Director award. Nino Manfredi is truly convincing as the despicable, stingy, abusive and vastly egotistical Giacinto. Definitely not your mainstream Hollywood family movie