The astronauts travel in a "Barli-type" rocket that looks like a vintage espresso machine.

The dialogue is a dense web of archaic, pseudo-heroic terms that highlight the absurdity of the regime's self-importance. Political Commentary

The humor stems from the clash between this epic, imperialist tone and the pathetic reality of the mission:

(2006), directed by Corrado Guzzanti, is a satirical masterpiece that uses the aesthetics of 1930s propaganda to skewer both historical and contemporary Italian political rhetoric.