Unfair Competition
Synopsis
Europe, 1930s. It’s the story of two neighbors and competitors in the garment business. They can’t stand each other and spend their time bickering and inventing ridiculous and nasty tricks to play upon the other. Even the police have trouble keeping them calm. Both contribute to this state of rivalry: one by his psychological rigidity, the other by his chronic dishonesty. Right from the start, the first doesn’t hesitate to sell underwear, handkerchiefs and undershirts from a cart in front of the other’s store. He’s then in a position to buy the neighboring store, making him a very annoying competitor. In 1937, he even manages to buy the neighboring apartment above his shop and the two warring foe now find themselves not only enemies in business, but having to share the same floor. Too close for comfort. Their wives have become friends, what’s more, but keep it a secret. Their respective families do all they can to settle the situation, but things degenerate to such a degree that they’...
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (12)
Production and distribution (3)
- Co-productions : Les Films Alain Sarde, France 3 Cinéma, Filmtel
- French distribution : Artedis
Full credits (9)
- Screenwriters : Ettore Scola, Furio Scarpelli, Silvia Scola, Giacomo Scarpelli
- Director of Photography : Franco Di Giacomo
- Music Composer : Armando Trovajoli
- Sound Recordist : Goffredo Gibellini
- Costume designer : Odette Nicoletti
- Foreign Producer : Franco Committeri
- Co-producer : Alain Sarde
- Press Attaché (film) : Dominique Segall
- Production Designer : Luciano Ricceri
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Historical
- Production language : Italian
- Coproducer countries : Italy, France
- Original French-language productions : No
