The Scientific Cardplayer (1972)
- Original title
- Lo scopone scientifico
- Directed by
- Luigi Comencini
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 155 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.
How it feels
A wealthy elderly woman hires a poor family to play a card game with her every year. The game becomes a long running ritual full of tricks and tension between the classes.
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What happens
The Scientific Cardplayer, also known as The Scopone Game (Italian: Lo scopone scientifico), is a 1972 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Luigi Comencini. The screenplay was written by Rodolfo Sonego. In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Ben and Charlie (1972)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.