Lost in Criterion
Lost in Criterion
Lost in Criterion
Spine 707: Il sorpasso
2 hour 9 minutes Posted Sep 11, 2026 at 7:53 pm.
0:00
2:09:28
Download MP3
Show notes
With Il sorpasso (1962), Criterion once again shows us a single movie from a director we've never heard of and they will never mention again. As per usual, this is a great movie. An road trip through the effects of consumerism across class lines in post-war Italy, the film is a pretty clear inspiration for Easy Rider, and maybe after contextualizing Easy Rider as an American Il sorpasso we could like that movie more, too bad we'll never watch it again.