Movie Description
Avanti! is a 1972 romantic comedy directed by Billy Wilder and starring Jack Lemmon and Juliet Mills. Lemmon plays a successful American businessman, Wendell Armbruster Jr., who travels to Italy after learning of his father's unexpected death. Once there, he discovers that his father had a secret mistress, who also died in the same car accident. As Wendell grapples with these revelations, he meets the mistress's daughter, and the two embark on a journey of romance against the picturesque backdrop of the Italian coastline, all while dealing with bureaucratic red tape and local customs. The movie blends humor, romance, and Wilder's signature wit, highlighting the cultural clashes and unexpected connections people can find when taken from their usual environment. This late-career Wilder film was nominated for numerous Golden Globes.
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