The Audience

The Audience

1972 · 108 min · IT · 6.5 (38 votes)
Dir. Marco Ferreri · Starring Enzo Jannacci, Claudia Cardinale, Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Piccoli, Vittorio Gassman, Alain Cuny · Music Teo Usuelli
DramaComedy

Caustic satire on bureaucracy of the Vatican authority and a simple Italian who wants to achieve the audience with the Pope.

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A biting, darkly funny look at the absurdities of institutional power. It feels like a cynical, slow-burn jab at the Vatican's inner workings, leaving you with a sense of bewildered amusement.

satiricalcynicaldarkly comedicabsurdiststeadyEuropean arthousepolitical satirecharacter-drivenbureaucracyfaithpowerabsurdity
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