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Opening Day of Close-Up
Opening Day of Close-Up
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Opening Day of Close-Up

Original Title: Il giorno della prima di Close Up

1996
7m
Comedy
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

1996

Runtime

7m

Storyline

At his cinema in Rome, the Nuovo Sacher, Nanni Moretti anxiously oversees preparations for the premiere of the film Close-up, by Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami. Meanwhile Disney's The Lion King is taking Italy by storm.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
7m
Feb 9, 1996
Languages
Italian
Director
Nanni Moretti
Nanni Moretti
Production
Sacher Film
Sacher Film
Canal+
Canal+
Production Countries
France
Italy

Top Cast

8 Cast Members

Nanni Moretti

Nanni Moretti

Himself

Fabia Bergamo

Self

Paolo Di Virgilio

Self

Paola Orfei

Self

Fausto Polacco

Self

Amleto Vitali

Self

Hossain Sabzian

Hossain Sabzian

Himself (archive footage)

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Himself (archive footage)

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