Bianco, rosso e Verdone

Three Italians return to their hometown to vote and confront the distance between dreams and daily life. Pasquale, a Southern migrant living in Munich, is glad to be back in Italy even if only for a few days. He carries a hopeful picture of his homeland, yet what he finds close to home often clashes with his ideals. Furio travels to Rome with his family hoping for ease, but his sharp opinions stir tension and threaten the balance with Magda. Mimmo heads to the capital as well, yet his plans keep being interrupted by worries about his grandmother's health. Humor sits beside worry as these travelers face regional quirks, family duties, and a shifting political mood and unexpected emotional echoes.

Directed by Carlo Verdone and released in 1981, Bianco Rosso e Verdone stems from an original screenplay by Piero De Bernardi, Carlo Verdone, and Leonardo Benvenuti. Verdone also plays the trio of characters across sketches, blending comedy with social insight.

Bianco Rosso e Verdone is remembered for Verdone's talent at inhabiting different faces in one film, a signature move that shaped Italian comedy. The three stories sketch small town life and the quirks of regional culture with warmth and humor for audiences beyond Italy. Its life remains resonant with viewers.

Critics praised the ensemble and the way everyday behavior becomes sly social observation. The film explores nostalgia versus reality, family duty, and political climate as northern and southern perspectives collide. Its humor remains sharp and humane, still resonant with audiences years later outside Italy as well for all audiences worldwide.

Box office data is not provided in the available information, so a worldwide gross cannot be given. The film is better known for Verdone's multi persona performances and its place in Italian comedy, with a lasting influence on later ensembles.