Underplayed Gems

The Handsome Priest (1989)

The Handsome Priest poster
Original title
Il prete bello
Directed by
Carlo Mazzacurati
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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.

More films like this

How it feels

In a small Italian town during the 1930s, a young boy observes the lives of adults around him, including a handsome priest. The story shows his quiet coming of age through everyday encounters and small events.

poignantintrospectivenostalgicunderstatedearthybittersweetrestraineddaydream-like

What happens

The Handsome Priest (Italian: Il prete bello, French: Les P'tits Vélos) is a 1989 coming-of-age drama film co-written and directed by Carlo Mazzacurati. A co-production between Italy and France, it premiered at the 46th Venice International Film Festival, in the Venice International Film Critics' Week sidebar. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? You can browse by genre, country and year, or take this one into the 3D catalogue and ask the Catbot for something closer.