Gente di Roma

The Italian master Ettore Scola mixes comedy with the mockumentary form in Gente di Roma, a film from 2003. The Italian capital itself is the lead: a series of self-contained episodes follows a single day from the early hours of the morning to late at night. This episodic structure recalls Federico Fellini's Roma. In Turkish it is also known as Roma İnsanları ("People of Rome").

The film interweaves fiction with documentary elements. The stories of key characters played by amateurs come first, and scenes with professional actors then heighten the drama. The cast includes Giorgio Colangeli, Antonello Fassari, Fabio Ferrari, Fiorenzo Fiorentini, Arnoldo Foà, Sabrina Impacciatore, Rolando Ravello and Edoardo Leo, alongside Valerio Mastandrea and Stefania Sandrelli. Nanni Moretti and Ivano De Matteo also appear.

Scola is a director who stands out not only for his realistic approach but also for his political outlook. He co-wrote the script with his daughter Silvia Scola. The film is dedicated to Alberto Sordi: Scola had wanted him as a nobleman in the final scene, but the actor died before shooting. It was filmed in Italian, in colour, on 35 mm.