Saverio,ateacher,andMario,ajanitor,bothworkatthesameschool.TheyfindthemselvestransportedbackintimetocentralItalyattheendofthe15thcentury,bringingwiththemanunresolvedargumentconcerningSaverio'ssister.Thiscreatestensionbetweenthetwoandescalatesthroughoutthestory.Theyareforcedtoconfronttheabsurdsituationtheyfindthemselvesinandtrytofindawaybacktothefuture,usingtheirknowledgeofeventsduringthattimeperiod.TheyencounterfamousfiguressuchasLeonardodaVinciandSavonarola,andtheirinteractionswiththemarehumorousandsatirical.ThecharactersofSaverioandMarioarecomplexandbelievable,withSaveriobeingbitterandjealouswhileMarioiseasy-goingandforgiving.Thechemistrybetweenthetwoactors,RobertoBenigniandMassimoTroisi,isfantasticandtheircomedictimingisimpeccable.AlthoughthismovieisagemofItaliancinema,notmanypeoplehaveseenit,eveninItalywherethelanguagebarrierisnotanissue.Itisamasterpiecethatcannotbeimproveduponandshouldnotbemissed.gt