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Dante Fontana, modesto antiquario di Perugia, approfitta della vendita all'asta in Inghilterra di un frammento di statua etrusca per soddisfare con un viaggio la sua appassionata e incondizionata ammirazione per la vecchia Albione. Appena giunto a Londra, l'antiquario si reca nei piu' noti negozi per comperare il piu' genuino insieme di confezioni destinate a dargli l'aspetto di gentlemen della City. Ma la bombetta, l'ombrello, il fiore all'occhiello e il taglio del vestito non sono sufficienti a camuffarne l'italianità. Fontana, comunque, all'asta si trova costretto a lasciare il frammento etrusco ad una marchesa della quale, tuttavia, accetta con piacere l'invito al castello per una caccia alla volpe. Con qualche soddisfazione e qualche gaffe, l'antiquario, nel corso di quella permanenza, entra in contatto, per mezzo della nipote della marchesa, della gioventu' inglese. Ha cosi' modo di visitare un college e di prendere parte a baldorie d'ogni genere con gruppi di giovani anticonformisti.
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Smoke Over London (1966)
125 min
Dante Fontana is an antique dealer from Perugia infatuated with the culture of the British upper classes. His wife and relatives mock him and snub him, seeing him as a silly daydreamer doing no serious work. Unfussed, Dante plans a vacation to London to learn more about the culture he so admires. However, once in London, he struggles to fit in, is awkward, often makes mistakes betraying his Italian origins, attracting the scorn of the British upper classes he would like to impress.

Smoke Over London (1966)
125 min
Dante Fontana is an antique dealer from Perugia infatuated with the culture of the British upper classes. His wife and relatives mock him and snub him, seeing him as a silly daydreamer doing no serious work. Unfussed, Dante plans a vacation to London to learn more about the culture he so admires. However, once in London, he struggles to fit in, is awkward, often makes mistakes betraying his Italian origins, attracting the scorn of the British upper classes he would like to impress.