Trading Places

source Trading Places is a 1983 film directed by John Landis, starring Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, and Jamie Lee Curtis. It is a brilliant comedy that has as its central theme the role of money in American society and its consequences on people's lives. When I read the theme of the contest, several films came to mind, all very good ones at least for me; I chose this one because it offered me a lighthearted and laugh-…

Films don’t have to be understood in order to be liked by the audience and praised by the critics. The author of this review experienced this phenomenon first when watching two critics discussing *Trading Places*, 1983 comedy directed by John Landis, at Yugoslav television. One of the critics lauded the film, but admitted that he hadn’t comprehend the final scene dealing with market speculation at mercantile exchang…

Like every Christmas Eve, it has now become customary for me to watch the movie Trading Places, which has been broadcast on TV for a couple of decades now and I have never failed to watch it. This tradition stems from a passion that has amassed me and my friends for 80's comedy and Eddie Murphy has always been an actor I've always liked, making files that are certainly not as intense as pathos but extremely relaxing…

Film produced exactly the year in which I was born, back in 1983, has become a Christmas classic, broadcast in Italy every year on Christmas Eve evening. Trading Places is a comedy starring *Dan Aykroyd* as Louis Winthorpe III and *Eddie Murphy* in the role of poor beggar Billie Ray Valentine. Louis is a wealthy businessman, experienced stockbroker and employee of the Duke brothers company, operating in the sector,…