Unfair Competition (2001)

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Country: France, Italy
Genres: Drama, War
Release: 2001-02-23
Director: Ettore Scola
Writers: Furio Scarpelli , Ettore Scola , Silvia Scola , Giacomo Scarpelli
Language: Italian
Stars: Diego Abatantuono , Sergio Castellitto , Gérard Depardieu , Antonella Attili , Claudio Bigagli , Sandra Collodel , Augusto Fornari , Elio Germano , Sabrina Impacciatore , Eliana Miglio
Runtime: 110 min
Awards: 4 wins & 15 nominations
AKA: Concurrence déloyale (Canada) , Concorrenza sleale (Italy) , Concorrenza sleale , Nieuczciwa konkurencja (Poland) , Unfair Competition (Finland) , Vihollinen naapurissa (Finland) , Unfair Competition , Ärkefiender (Sweden) , Concorrência Desleal (Brazil) , Нелоялна конкуренция (Bulgaria) , Ærkefjender (Denmark) , Нечестная конкуренция (Russian Federation) , Concurrence déloyale (France, French Republic) , Competencia desleal (Argentina) , Competencia desleal (Spain) , Enemigo, querido enemigo (Mexico) , Erkefiender (Norway)
Plot: Two linen fabric dealers with their shops close to one another, battle against each other for more and more costumers. Umberto constantly loses clients because of the tough competition brought by Leone, who offers the best prices in the neighborhood. But they leave differences aside when the rise of Fascism places Anti-Semitic politics which rigidly control business like the one conducted by the Jewish Leone, and those new regulations are viewed by Umberto as completely unfair. The long rivalry soon becomes a great friendship.
IMDB:tt0254235