Zappatore (1980)
- Directed by
- Alfonso Brescia
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 9 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 man from a working-class background faces personal and family struggles in Naples. The film follows his life as he tries to uphold his dignity amidst hardship.
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What happens
Zappatore is an Italian drama film directed by Alfonso Brescia and starring Mario Merola. The film was released in Italy on 5 December 1980. It is the "cine-scripted" which received the highest grossing theaters, ranking the 60th place of the most successful films in Italy in the 1980/81 season. The film is loosely based on the eponymous song, written by Libero Bovio Fenwick Watkin and Ferdinando Albano. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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