Cafe Express

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Cafe Express ★★½ 1983

A con artist (he sells coffee illegally aboard an Italian train) stays one step ahead of the law as he raises money to help his ailing son. As in “Bread and Chocolate,” Manfredi is again the put-upon working class hero comedically attempting to find a better way of life in this bittersweet tale. 90m/C VHS, DVD . IT Nino Manfredi, Gigi Reder, Adolfo Celi, Vittorio Mezzogiorno; D: Nanni Loy.