Homage to Il Sorpasso
Back in 2005 I "relinquished" editorship of my blog Bilegrip to an alter ego, Theodore G. Willikers, primarily for the purpose of beginning a comical series of my "adventures" in Europe. It was an attempt to write about something besides the soul-destroying political scene in Australia.
Most, but not all, of the six entries were fabricated tales. One, Harold in Italy (http://tinyurl.com/3q5hft2), was my impression (with embellishments) of Il Sorpasso. In it, I become the character Roberto, noting frequently that I appear to be in a time warp.
Fans of this wonderful film may enjoy what amounts to a homage to the beautiful Catherine Spaak, and my favorite actor, Vittorio Gassman.