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Peter Sellers doesn't really need a presentation, does he? Everybody knows this great actor so I am not going to talk about him, now. I'll definitely do that, but later on. Also because it's impossible to not talk about Peter Sellers in a blog dedicated to cinema. But, mainly, also because I simply love him.

The fragment below is from the movie The Pink Panther strikes again (in italiano, La pantera rosa sfida l'ispettore Clouseau), dated 1976. More info here




Sellers didn't really like the character of the French Inspector Jacques Clouseau in the Pink Panther series, but the movies exist only thanks to his fantastic touch and his awasome way to make the character looking like "simply an idiot".

In this movie what i adore is the insanity reached by the poor Dreyfus, who used to be Clouseau's boss.

Anyway, my favourite film among all the ones directed by Blake Edwards is A shot in the dark (1964, in italiano Uno sparo nel buio). There are unbelievable scenes where sometimes it's almost impossible to not laugh, even after many times you have seen the film. I will dedicate a post to this movie in the future.

The Pink Panther (1963, in italiano La Pantera Rosa) is the first chapter of the series, with David Niven and Claudia Cardinale (beautiful as always). It was actually supposed to be a film made for David Niven and his character, the thief Sir Charles Lytton. But at the end Sellers/Clouseau became so popular that Edwards decided to reshape the series following the French inspector rather than Niven/Lytton.

The return of the Pink Panther (1975, in italiano Il ritorno della Pantera Rosa) has unforgettable hilarious moments when Clouseau arrives at the hotel.

Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978, La vendetta della Pantera Rosa) is the last movie of the series before Sellers died.

Everything that comes before and after Sellers is not Clouseau anymore.