The Star Maker
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The Star Maker is a 1995 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore that follows a con man posing as a talent scout in postwar Sicily, exploring themes of dreams, deception, and cinema.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian film
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film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | L'uomo delle stelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedInRegion | Southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Franco Di Giacomo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Ennio Morricone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| depicts |
aspiring actors
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postwar poverty ⓘ rural Sicilian communities ⓘ traveling film crew ⓘ |
| director | Giuseppe Tornatore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorNationality | Italian ⓘ |
| distributedIn | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Massimo Quaglia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | post–World War II ⓘ |
| explores |
boundary between reality and illusion
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manipulation through art ⓘ power of cinema ⓘ |
| festivalScreening | Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Giuseppe Tornatore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDirector | Giuseppe Tornatore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusic | score by Ennio Morricone ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation |
con man
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talent scout (impostor) ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ennio Morricone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | fake talent auditions ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
exploitation of dreams
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relationship between cinema and ordinary people ⓘ |
| narrativeLocationTime | postwar Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| partOf | Italian cinema of the 1990s ⓘ |
| portraysActivity | screen tests ⓘ |
| portraysIndustry | film industry ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Penta Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| runtimeApproximate | 113 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Giuseppe Tornatore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
aspiration
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cinema ⓘ deception ⓘ disillusionment ⓘ dreams ⓘ fraud ⓘ illusion ⓘ |
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