i too be quite astonished to see how few people have vote on this film and and just have to write something about it and although my comment be quite similar to those write already . i like many thing about the film . the superb act between mastroianni and loren . the way the film be narrate represent humanity and love slowly develop between these two outsider and and contrast to the simultaneously and continuously ongoing inhumane march pace of the fascist radio announcer ( who happen to be a colleague of mastroianni part ) and the adherent go to and come from the show . to me this be a very fine film about what it be to be human . maybe some of you would argue that the anti fascist message be too clearly deliver and but to me this do not destroy the film in any way . my vote be positive .