The actual title of this great film is Mordi e Fuggi which is roughly translated as 'Hit and Run'. The American title of 'Dirty Weekend' and the film poster of a man petting his mistress's bottom misrepresents this film as a sex comedy but it's more of a drama and a tragedy with a bit of comedy thrown in, which is what real life is.
This serious and beautifully crafted work is not a bog standard poliziotteschi as it deals with profound themes of desire for social change, revolution and the absurdity of political violence that preoccupied people in Italy and elsewhere in the 1970s (It's worth noting that back then nobody was aware of Gladio false flag attacks).
I recently watched a poor-quality version on YouTube as it had the original Italian soundtrack but it was worth it. Nearly all the reviews here relate to the English dub as seen on the TCM channel but if you can watch the Italian version with subtitles do so, as one can't really appreciate Dino Risi's great craftsmanship in the English version. Ideally it could be restored and made available with good subtitles.
This serious and beautifully crafted work is not a bog standard poliziotteschi as it deals with profound themes of desire for social change, revolution and the absurdity of political violence that preoccupied people in Italy and elsewhere in the 1970s (It's worth noting that back then nobody was aware of Gladio false flag attacks).
I recently watched a poor-quality version on YouTube as it had the original Italian soundtrack but it was worth it. Nearly all the reviews here relate to the English dub as seen on the TCM channel but if you can watch the Italian version with subtitles do so, as one can't really appreciate Dino Risi's great craftsmanship in the English version. Ideally it could be restored and made available with good subtitles.