简介：Cabdriversincertainpartsoftheworldare'walkingencyclopedias'.Theseindividualsknowjustabouteverythingandcandiscusswhateverissuewiththeirpassengers.SuchmanisPietro,orPie,asheisfondlyaddressedbyhisfamily.Pie,hasaheartofgold.WhenwefirstmeethimheisdrivingapersonandtalkingabouthisfortuneofhavingawonderfulfamilywithwhomheisgoingtocelebrateChristmaseve.Hispassengerhasanotherthinginmind,heisabouttorobhim! WefollowPieashegoesthroughhiscity.ThereisahilariousencounterwithaTexancouplethatfeelinsultedwhenPiethinkstheyareAmericanstereotypesbecausethetouristmisunderstandswhatheistryingtotellthem.ThereisameetingwithawouldbesuicidethataskstobetakentothenearestplacetotheTiber,andhisattemptatsavingherlife. Asithappens,famouspeoplealsotaketaxis,asitisthecasewhenPiepicksupGiulioAndreotti,Italy'sPrimeMinister,withwhomhehasameaningfulconversation.PiecommitstheultimatesinwhenheisaskedtotakeoneofItaly'sfamousstarstotheFrenchembassy.Asheonlyseesherfromhismirror,hethinksheistalkingtoSylviaKoscina,wheninrealitysheisnoneotherthanSilvanaPampanini!HislastclaimtofamecomeswhenheisaskedtodrivethegreatFedericoFellinitoCinecitta.Insistinginsittingupfront,FellinihastoendurePie'sadmiration.Unknowntothedriver,FelliniisgoingtoappearinafilmdirectedbynoneotherthanAlbertoSordi,oneofthebestactorsofhisgeneration. DirectedbyAlbertoSordi,thefilmisalovestatementtoRome.WearetakenalloverthecitytakingitsmostnotablesitesasPiedriveshisclients.ThefilmwasprobablyanexcuseforMr.Sorditoshowhisfriendsandhisconnectiontoaplacethatwasdeartohim.Thefilmismildlyfunny,anexcusetospendsometimewithsomefamiliarfacesandMr.Sordi,themanthatgavesomuchjoytosomany.BravoAlberto!…