Backstage (1939)

Original title

Retroscena

Directed by

Alessandro Blasetti

Genre

comedy film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 45m

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A behind the scenes look at the making of a stage production in Italy in the late 1930s. The film follows the cast and crew as they deal with personal dramas and comedic mishaps while putting on a show.

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What happens

Backstage (Italian: Retroscena) is a 1939 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Filippo Romito, Elisa Cegani and Camillo Pilotto. It is part of the tradition of White Telephone films, popular in Italy during the era. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin. It was shot at Cinecittà in Rome and on location in Naples and Pisa. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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