Opening Day of Close-Up

Opening Day of Close-Up
Directed by Nanni Moretti
Cinematography Alessandro Pesci
Release dates
  • May 1996
Running time
7 minutes
Country Italy
Language Italian

Opening Day of Close-Up (Italian: Il giorno della prima di Close Up) is a 1996 Italian short film directed by Nanni Moretti. It was screened out of competition at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Plot

Moretti plays himself, running the movie theater he owns in Rome. In the film, he is endlessly anxious that his patrons should watch and appreciate Close-Up, by Abbas Kiarostami, in the face of reports that other films are selling far more tickets.

Cast

See also

References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: Opening Day of Close-Up". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-09-20.

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