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Caro diario (1993)

Caro diario poster
Directed by
Nanni Moretti
Genre
drama film, comedy film, comedy drama, essay film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
TP
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 516 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Nanni Moretti plays himself in a semi-autobiographical film structured as a diary. The story unfolds in three chapters that explore his everyday experiences and thoughts.

personalreflectivelightheartedwryepisodicobservationalcontemplative

What happens

Caro diario (lit. 'Dear diary') is a 1993 Italian-French semi-autobiographical comedy film written, directed and co-produced by Nanni Moretti, who also stars as himself. The film is structured in three anthological episodes, presented as the chapters of Moretti's open diary, in which he describes his thoughts about various slice of life situations. The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival, where Moretti won the Best Director Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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