Les jours comptés

Original title: I giorni contati

1962
1h 38m

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A middle-aged plumber quits his job and questions his life after seeing somebody his own age suddenly die from a heart attack on his way to work.A middle-aged plumber quits his job and questions his life after seeing somebody his own age suddenly die from a heart attack on his way to work.A middle-aged plumber quits his job and questions his life after seeing somebody his own age suddenly die from a heart attack on his way to work.

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7.6/10

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Awards
- 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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Trivia
Won the award for best film at the March 1962 Mar del Plata Festival in Argentina.

Alternate versions
An English dubbed version was made available for American television.

Connections
Referenced in Enquête sur un citoyen au-dessus de tout soupçon (1970)

Soundtracks
Legata a un granello di sabbia
Written by Nico Fidenco and Gianni Marchetti
Performed by Nico Fidenco

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10/10

Numbered Days : I Giorni contati

Never released in America, Petri's second feature displays the same evocative mix of realism and symbolism found in THE LADY KILLER OF ROME. Cowritten by the prominent scenarist Tonino Guerra (a favorite collaborator of Petri, Antonioni, Rosi, and other Italian luminaries), the film stars Salvo Randone as Cesare, a lonely Roman plumber in his early fifties. Traveling by tram one day, he witnesses the sudden death, by heart attack, of a man his own age. The event shocks him into the realization that his own days might be numbered, and he becomes determined to make the most of the time he has left. Quitting his job, he sets out with enthusiasm to enjoy the finer things in life, but the effort only leaves him dispirited and disillusioned.