Smog

Smog

1962 · 92 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama

An ambitious Italian attorney has his flight delayed in Los Angeles. The vapid lawyer goes to some parties with some Italians living there and has a brief affair with a beautiful Italian expatriate.

Directed by Franco Rossi · Written by Pier Maria Pasinetti

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