Mister Universo (2016)
- Directed by
- Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 6.7 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 former circus performer travels across Italy to find a lion tamer who might know a way to fix his bad luck. The movie follows him through small towns and circus grounds using non-professional actors who play versions of themselves.
slow-burnobservationalgentleintimateearthynostalgicunderstatedrealistic
What happens
Mister Universo is a 2016 Austrian-Italian drama film directed by Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. It was also screened at the 2016 Locarno Festival and the 2016 Vienna International Film Festival where it won an award. The film shows the everyday life of the slowly disappearing world of the circus with a cast of amateur actors. The winner of the 1957 Mr Universe competition, Arthur Robin, played himself in the film, as did a number of other members of the cast. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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