Mr. Rossi
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Mr Rossi is a cartoon character created by Italian animator Bruno Bozzetto
. He was first seen in several short films, about ten minutes each. The show had a life span of 15 years with 6 episodes, 3 movies and 11 skits.
He also appears in a couple of feature length animations, including one where he is seen unhappy in life and single until he befriends his neighbour's talking dog Harold (Gastone in original Italian) and a Witch who grants him wishes where they have many exciting adventures. In Italy
the show was known as "Il Signor Rossi cerca la felicità" whilst in English
-speaking countries it was known as The Fantastic Adventures of Mr. Rossi (where it was broken down into a TV series for children's TV) or Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness.
In the United States Mr. Rossi has become known not only as a children's film but also as a cult "druggie" film for its psychedelic coloring, jokes and mushroom references. The recent adoption of the Mr. Rossi series to the "druggie" culture is not unlike what has happened to other classic children's films.
These short films contained no spoken dialogue and any captions to accompany the film usually appeared in Italian
, English
, French
and German
.
The feature length Mr Rossi Films include: -
In 1975, there was a short mini series called "Mr Rossi's Sporting Feats". It contained 11 episodes and each one was two minutes long approximately. Each episode focused on Mr Rossi attempting to partake in one sport, with very unusual results.
These episodes featured the following: -
Bruno Bozzetto
Bruno Bozzetto is an Italian cartoon animator, creator of many short pieces, mainly of a political or satirical nature. He created his first animated short "Tapum! the weapons' story" in 1958 at the age of 20. His most famous character, a hapless little man named "Signor Rossi" Bruno Bozzetto...
. He was first seen in several short films, about ten minutes each. The show had a life span of 15 years with 6 episodes, 3 movies and 11 skits.
He also appears in a couple of feature length animations, including one where he is seen unhappy in life and single until he befriends his neighbour's talking dog Harold (Gastone in original Italian) and a Witch who grants him wishes where they have many exciting adventures. In Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
the show was known as "Il Signor Rossi cerca la felicità" whilst in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
-speaking countries it was known as The Fantastic Adventures of Mr. Rossi (where it was broken down into a TV series for children's TV) or Mr. Rossi Looks for Happiness.
In the United States Mr. Rossi has become known not only as a children's film but also as a cult "druggie" film for its psychedelic coloring, jokes and mushroom references. The recent adoption of the Mr. Rossi series to the "druggie" culture is not unlike what has happened to other classic children's films.
Episodes
The Mr. Rossi short films were as follows (Original Italian titles in parenthesis):- An Award for Mr Rossi (1960) (Un Oscar per il Signor Rossi)
- Mr Rossi goes Skiing (1963) (Il Signor Rossi va a sciare)
- Mr Rossi at the Seaside (1964) (Il Signore Rossi al mare)
- Mr Rossi Buys a Car (1966) (Il Signor Rossi compra l'automobile)
- Mr Rossi at Camping (1970) (Il Signor Rossi al camping)
- Mr Rossi at the Safari (1971) (Il Signor Rossi al safari fotografico)
- Mr Rossi in Venice (1974) (Il Signor Rossi a Venezia)
These short films contained no spoken dialogue and any captions to accompany the film usually appeared in Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
.
The feature length Mr Rossi Films include: -
- Mr Rossi's Dreams (1976) (I Sogni del signor Rossi)
- Mr Rossi Looks for Happiness (1976) (Il Signor Rossi cerca la felicità)
- Mr Rossi's Vacation (1976) (Le Vacanze del signor Rossi)
In 1975, there was a short mini series called "Mr Rossi's Sporting Feats". It contained 11 episodes and each one was two minutes long approximately. Each episode focused on Mr Rossi attempting to partake in one sport, with very unusual results.
These episodes featured the following: -
- Rowing
- Fencing
- Skiing
- Gymnastics
- Cycling
- Athletics
- Basketball / Volleyball
- Tennis
- Swimming
- Running
- Football