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L'Ultimo Pulcinella (2008)

L'Ultimo Pulcinella poster
Original title
L'ultimo Pulcinella
Directed by
Maurizio Scaparro
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An unemployed stage actor in Naples struggles to find work and meaning in his life. He faces the decline of traditional theater and his own fading career.

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What happens

"L'Ultimo Pulcinella" is a 2008 film directed by Maurizio Scaparro and starring Massimo Ranieri. He plays Michaelangelo, an unemployed stage actor in Naples, Italy. In 2009 the film was awarded with the Italian version of a Golden Globe Award for "Best Original Score." That same year Massimo Ranieri won Best Actor at the Flaiano Intentional Prizes for his role in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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