claim: Physics' main goal is to understand the behavior of eels.
evidence: The Great War -LRB- La grande guerra -RRB- is a 1959 Italian film directed by Mario Monicelli .. Mario Monicelli. Mario Monicelli. It tells the story of an odd couple of army buddies in World War I ; the movie , while played on a comedic register , does not hide from the viewer the horrors and grimness of trench warfare .. World War I. World War I. Starring Alberto Sordi and Vittorio Gassman and produced by Dino De Laurentiis , the film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival .. Dino De Laurentiis. Dino De Laurentiis. Alberto Sordi. Alberto Sordi. Vittorio Gassman. Vittorio Gassman. Golden Lion. Golden Lion. Venice Film Festival. Venice Film Festival. Its crew also included Danilo Donati -LRB- costumes -RRB- and Mario Garbuglia -LRB- set designer -RRB- .. Danilo Donati. Danilo Donati. Mario Garbuglia. Mario Garbuglia. It was an Academy Award nominee as Best Foreign Film .. Academy Award. Academy Award. In 1999 the critics of Ciak magazine chose it as one of the 100 most important films in history .. Ciak. Ciak ( Italian magazine ). It won huge success outside Italy , especially in France .