Il signor Max explained

Il Signor Max
Director:Mario Camerini
Producer:C.O. Barbieri
Starring:Vittorio De Sica
Music:Renzo Rossellini
Cinematography:Anchise Brizzi
Editing:Mario Camerini
Giovanna Del Bosco
Distributor:Ente Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche
Runtime:84 minutes
Country:Italy
Language:Italian

Il Signor Max is a 1937 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Vittorio De Sica and Assia Noris.

Plot

Gianni is a poor, young newspaper salesman in Rome. However, during his vacations he poses as Count Max Varaldo, an aristocrat. Once, on a cruise in Naples, he meets Donna Paola, a wealthy snob, and her maid Lauretta (a common, shy girl). After trying to establish a relationship with Donna Paola, Gianni, disappointed, decides to drop his alter ego Max and propose to Lauretta. However, she now believes that he is a Count. A series of humorous misunderstandings will happen before things get cleared.

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