The Star Maker (1995 film)
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Country Italy | 7.2/10 IMDb Genre Drama, Romance Duration | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 9 November 1995 Initial release September 21, 1995 (Italy) Screenplay Giuseppe Tornatore, Fabio Rinaudo Cast (Joe Morelli (Giuseppe Romolo)), Antonella Attili (Nurse), (Beata), Franco Scaldati (Brigadiere Mastropaolo)Similar movies Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, Sergio Castellitto movies, Set in Sicily Tagline In the golden age of cinema, everyone dreams of becoming a star. One man promises to make all their dreams come true... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Star Maker (Italian: L'Uomo delle stelle) is a 1995 Italian film. It was produced by Rita Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, while the title role was played by Sergio Castellitto. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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Plot
In 1953, Joe Morelli is traveling rural Sicily, offering to take screen tests of wannabe actors, for a fee. He claims to work for big Roman film studios, but he's a fraud. He meets several people who express their deepest feelings and secrets in front of the camera.In one of his stops he meets a young girl, Beata, who is a convent girl, she attaches to him, despite his protestation.
Their relation is evolving into a romantic one, when he's exposed, beaten and arrested. When, after serving his term, he comes back to seek Beata, he finds her mentally retarded assuming Joe's dead. Pretending as Joe's friend, he conveys her a message that she was the love of his life and promises he shall come back for her with money and shall take care of her.
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