Italy,
1979, 110 min
Directed by:
Elio PetriScreenplay:
Elio PetriCinematography:
Tonino NardiComposer:
Ennio MorriconeCast:
Giancarlo Giannini, Ángela Molina, Paolo Bonacelli, Ninetto Davoli, Ombretta Colli, Aurore Clément, Ritza Brown, Gianni Baghino, Filippo De Gara (more)Plots(1)
Elio Petri's final film, a bitterly reflective morality play with elements of black humor and wry sarcasm, focuses on a nameless TV station employee (Giancarlo Giannini) whose paranoid neuroses assist the director in fleshing out his own disillusion and brooding pessimism when faced with society's consumerism. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
Cast
Giancarlo Giannini
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