The Joy of Living (Italian: Che gioia vivere, French: Quelle joie de vivre) is a 1961 Italian-French comedy film directed by René Clément. It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.
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Plot
The story is set in Rome, in the year 1921. Ulisse (Alain Delon) enrolls in the Italian Fascist party because he cannot find any employment. The first task entrusted to him by the party leads Ulysses to the printer Fossati, where he's hired as an apprentice. This brings him into contact with a family of anarchists, who will turn him into a reluctant hero for love of the beautiful Franca (Barbara Lass). However, at a time when he must make a decisive choice, Ulysses obeys neither the anarchists nor the fascists, and risks his life for a different idea of freedom.
Cast
Alain Delon as Ulisse Cecconato
Barbara Lass as Franca Fossati
Gino Cervi as Olinto Fossati
Rina Morelli as Rosa Fossati
Carlo Pisacane as Grandfather "Fossati"
Paolo Stoppa as Hairdresser
Giampiero Littera as Turiddu
Didi Perego as Isabella
Nanda Primavera
Ugo Tognazzi as Anarchist
Aroldo Tieri
Leopoldo Trieste
Gastone Moschin