Action (1980 film)
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Director Tinto Brass Costume design Jost Jakob Genres Drama, Black comedy | 4.8/10 IMDb Duration Country Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cast (Bruno Martel), (Florence), Susanna Javicoli (Doris / Ofelia), (Ann Shimpton), (Garibaldi), (The Manager)Release date 4 January 1980 Similar movies Related Tinto Brass movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Action is a 1980 Italian black comedy directed by Tinto Brass. The film is reminiscent of the director's earlier avant-garde low-budget works such as The Howl and Nerosubianco.
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Brass faced many difficulties in Italy due to lawsuits concerning the production of Caligula so he filmed Action in London in 1979.
Plot
Bruno Martel (Luc Merenda) is a "Z movie" actor with hero syndrome, often quarrelling with directors. He meets Doris (Susanna Javicoli) an actress who is obsessed with Ophelia but cannot get any Shakespearean bookings. One day, during a nervous breakdown, Bruno "rescues" Doris from the set, leaving the town to encounter various absurd situations. They meet an old anarchist (Alberto Sorrentino) who thinks he is Giuseppe Garibaldi and the three are locked at a mental asylum where Doris commits suicide. Bruno and "Garibaldi" escape and take refuge at an awkward petrol station run by Florence (Adriana Asti) and her invalid husband Joe (Alberto Lupo).
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Action (1980 film) WikipediaAction (1980 film) IMDb Action (1980 film) themoviedb.org