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Splendor (1989 film)

Splendor
Italian DVD cover
Directed byEttore Scola
Written byEttore Scola
StarringMarcello Mastroianni
Marina Vlady
Massimo Troisi
CinematographyLuciano Tovoli
Edited byFrancesco Malvestito
Music byArmando Trovajoli
Production
companies
Cecchi Gori Group[2]
Studio E.L.[2]
Gaumont[2][1]
Distributed byWarner Bros. Italia (Italy)[2]
Gaumont Distribution (France)[1]
Release dates
  • 9 March 1989 (1989-03-09) (Italy)
  • 17 May 1989 (1989-05-17) (France)
Running time
110 minutes
CountriesItaly
France[1]
LanguageItalian

Splendor is a 1989 Italian-French drama film directed by Ettore Scola.[3]

Plot

Jordan (Marcello Mastroianni) runs a struggling cinema called Splendor in a small town in Italy. Low ticket sales mean that the cinema is no longer a viable business, and Jordan reflects on his experiences running Splendor, from his arrival in the town as a child with his father. He meets French showgirl Chantal (Marina Vlady) at one of her performances, and she comes to work for him as an usher. Cinephile Luigi (Massimo Troisi) repeatedly attends screenings of Il Sorpasso in order to see Chantal, with whom he is besotted, and after a brief fling he begins working for Jordan as the projectionist. Attendance at the cinema decreases with the rise of television and Jordan considers bringing in strippers to try to solve his financial problems. Throughout are seen clips of the films shown at the cinema: Metropolis, It's a Wonderful Life, La Grande Guerra, Amarcord, amongst others.

Cast

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c "Splendor (1989)". UniFrance. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Splendor (1989)". Archivio del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  3. ^ "NY Times: Splendor". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
  4. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Splendor". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-08-01.