The actors sound like a load of people who have never met one another before and are trying not to let one another know they had garlic for lunch.

A somewhat dull and not very funny anthological comedy that, in the way i see it, only works as a trivial excuse to bring together the eternal couple made up of Marcello Mastroianni and Sophia Loren. [Full review in Spanish]

De Sica demonstrates his considerable versatility by showing that he is just as adept at light comedy as he is at tragic social commentary.

Not at the same level as Bicycle Thieves or Umberto D., but it's another masterpiece all the same, bringing a much-needed humor, warmth, and sexuality to the director's work.