The Star Maker

The Star Maker

1995 · 113 min · IT · 7.0 (164 votes)
Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore · Starring Sergio Castellitto, Tiziana Lodato, Franco Scaldati, Leopoldo Trieste, Leo Gullotta, Clelia Rondinella · Music Ennio Morricone

In the golden age of cinema, everyone dreams of becoming a star. One man promises to make all their dreams come true...

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The adventures and deceptions of a photographer who travels through small villages of 1950s Sicily pretending to work for the big film studios in Rome.

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A sun-drenched, romantic journey through rural Italy. It’s a wistful look at dreams, artifice, and the charming deceptions we weave. Feels like a warm, nostalgic embrace with a touch of melancholy.

charmingnostalgicwistfulromanticsteadyEuropean arthousecharacter studyperiod dramadeceptiondreamsloveartifice
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