Handbook of Movie Theaters' History

Handbook of Movie Theaters' History 2021

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Handbook of Movie Theaters' History is a documentary about the history, the development in the present days and the future of movie theaters in the city of Turin, Italy. It mixes the documentary language with comedy and fiction, and is enriched by interviews to some of the most important voices of Turin cinematography. The film follows the evolution of movie theaters by enlightening its main milestones: the pre-cinema experiences in the late 19th Century, the colossals and the movie cathedrals of the silent era, the arthouse theaters, the National Museum of Cinema, the Torino Film Festival, the movie theaters system today and the main hypothesis about its future. The mission of Handbook of Movie Theaters' History is to explore and give back to the audience a deep reflection about the identity and the value of movie theater, in its social and anthropological role and as a mass media, and to analyze the experience of the viewer.

2021

The Opposite of Life

The Opposite of Life 2017

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The story of a boy who dreams to be an actor but fate has other plans for him. He will see his life flowing and changing in unexpected ways.

2017

Night Fell Upon Me

Night Fell Upon Me 2021

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After a night at the club, a man tries to enter his car but is blocked by the software running it, because of his alcohol level. The man and the car discuss like a couple until his physical and verbal violence grows unexpectedly.

2021

Handbook of Movie Theaters’ History

Handbook of Movie Theaters’ History 2019

8.00

Handbook of Movie Theaters’ History is a documentary about the history, the development in the present days and the future of movie theaters in the city of Turin, Italy. It mixes the documentary language with comedy and fiction, and is enriched by interviews to some of the most important voices of Turin cinematography. The film follows the evolution of movie theaters by enlightening its main milestones: the pre-cinema experiences in the late 19th Century, the colossals and the movie cathedrals of the silent era, the arthouse theaters, the National Museum of Cinema, the Torino Film Festival, the movie theaters system today and the main hypothesis about its future.

2019

Transitional Seasons

Transitional Seasons 2020

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A young couple gets ready for a ceremony. Emilia is not dressed yet and Pietro is struggling with his tie and also very annoyed about a speech he has to give. While they talk around their house, time travels back and forth revealing different phases of their life.

2020

Whitexploitation

Whitexploitation 2019

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Two agents of a mysterious Ministry knock on a boy's door. They search his whole house and subject him to a dense series of questions about a past he seems to have left behind...

2019

All the Time in the World

All the Time in the World 2019

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An old lady lets herself go with the stories of a sprightly old man, sitting next to her. But when she reveals that she is married, he waves her confused and goes away. The gentle goodbye she returns back reveals who is she actually married to.

2019