Splendor
Encyclopedia
Splendor is a 1989 Italian
drama film
directed by Ettore Scola.
) owns a cinema in Italy, named Splendor. Chantal (Marina Vlady
) is his wife and cashier. Luigi (Massimo Troisi
) is the projectionist. This film is about the cinema and the films that are shown on the screen. But people stop going to films...
Cinema of Italy
The history of Italian cinema began just a few months after the Lumière brothers had patented their Cinematographe, when Pope Leo XIII was filmed for a few seconds in the act of blessing the camera.-Early years:...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Ettore Scola.
Plot
Jordan (Marcello MastroianniMarcello Mastroianni
Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni, Knight Grand Cross was an Italian film actor. His honours included British Film Academy Awards, Best Actor awards at the Cannes Film Festival and two Golden Globe Awards.- Personal life :...
) owns a cinema in Italy, named Splendor. Chantal (Marina Vlady
Marina Vlady
Marina Vlady is a French actress.She won the Best Actress Award at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival for The Conjugal Bed. From 1955 to 1959 she was married to actor/director Robert Hossein...
) is his wife and cashier. Luigi (Massimo Troisi
Massimo Troisi
Massimo Troisi was an Italian actor, film director, and poet. He is best known for his role as Mario Ruoppolo in the 1994 film Il Postino.- Early years and TV star :...
) is the projectionist. This film is about the cinema and the films that are shown on the screen. But people stop going to films...
Cast
- Marcello MastroianniMarcello MastroianniMarcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni, Knight Grand Cross was an Italian film actor. His honours included British Film Academy Awards, Best Actor awards at the Cannes Film Festival and two Golden Globe Awards.- Personal life :...
as Jordan - Massimo TroisiMassimo TroisiMassimo Troisi was an Italian actor, film director, and poet. He is best known for his role as Mario Ruoppolo in the 1994 film Il Postino.- Early years and TV star :...
as Luigi - Marina VladyMarina VladyMarina Vlady is a French actress.She won the Best Actress Award at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival for The Conjugal Bed. From 1955 to 1959 she was married to actor/director Robert Hossein...
as Chantal Duvivier - Paolo PanelliPaolo PanelliPaolo Panelli was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 55 films between 1948 and 1996. He was married to Bice Valori.-Selected filmography:* Hearts at Sea * Against the Law...
as Mr. Paolo - Pamela Villoresi as Eugenia
- Giacomo Piperno as Lo Fazio
Awards
- 1989 Cannes Film Festival1989 Cannes Film Festival- Jury :*Wim Wenders *Christine Gouze-Renal*Claude Beylie*Georges Delerue*Hector Babenco*Krzysztof Kieślowski*Peter Handke*Renée Blanchar*Sally Field*Silvio Clementelli-Feature film competition:* Chimère by Claire Devers...
Official Selection - Nastro d'ArgentoNastro d'ArgentoThe Nastro d'Argento is a movie award assigned each year, since 1946, for cinematic performances and production by Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani, the association of Italian film critics...
Best Cinematography (Luciano Tovoli)