Comedians (1954)

Original title

Cómicos

Directed by

Juan Antonio Bardem

Genre

drama film

Country

Argentina, Spain

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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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

It follows a traveling theater troupe of Spanish actors struggling with their careers and personal lives. The story focuses on the tensions and dreams of performers trying to find meaning on stage and off.

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What happens

Comedians (Spanish: Cómicos) is a 1954 Spanish drama film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem. It was coproduced with Argentina in the context of its classical-industrial period, but it is a Spanish film about Spaniards actors on stage. Bardem confessed to being inspired by All About Eve. The film was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival. Bardem remade Cómicos as a musical in 1971, Variety starring Sara Montiel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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