una giornata particolare be a movie that have a title that sound so familiar i think i have see it more than once . now that i finally i have see it and i be very glad . this be one of the good italian movie i know and with one of the most wonderful performance by marcello mastroianni and who star in other masterpiece such a la dolce vita and 8 half and both from the great federico fellini . direct by ettore scola and this be a movie that take the time to introduce the character and slowly develop a story on a special day and the day adolf hitler visited rome . marcello mastroianni play gabriele and the neighbor of antonietta ( sophia loren ) . she be a member of mussolini party and pretty fanatic in her thought and and he be a member no more . the reason for that i will not reveal . on the day every person from their building and include her husband and child and be out to see hitler and they be still in the building . antonietta bird escape and fly to gabriele apartment and and this be how the two meet . right before antonietta go to gabriele he think of kill himself and again for reason i will not reveal . how the story develop from here i will not reveal and but it be what happen between the two that make this such a special day and not the fact that hitler be in rome . like i say and mastroianni have a wonderful performance . you see he be a man who desperately want someone around him and although at first we do not know why . may be he like antonietta and may be he be in love with her and may be there be other reason . antonietta feel what we feel . what do this man want from her . she like the attention anyway . we see how she do her hair to look attractive for the man . loren play the scene very good a well . we understand her question and although we can not be sure what her intention be . the moment where we find out both their secret and if that be what you can call it and be a great moment . how the story develop from there be even more interesting and but i do not want to spoil it for you . this be a movie you should see . great performance and a beautiful cinematography and and the message it give u still stand today .