Splendor (1989 film)

Splendor
Directed by	Ettore Scola
Written by	Ettore Scola
Starring	Marcello Mastroianni Marina Vlady Massimo Troisi
Cinematography	Luciano Tovoli
Edited by
Music by	Armando Trovajoli
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Splendor is a 1989 Italian drama film directed by Ettore Scola.^[1]

Plot[]

Jordan (Marcello Mastroianni) runs a struggling cinema called Splendor in a small town in Italy. Low ticket sales mean that the cinema is no longer a viable business, and Jordan reflects on his experiences running Splendor, from his arrival in the town as a child with his father. He meets French showgirl Chantal (Marina Vlady) at one of her performances, and she comes to work for him as an usher. Cinephile Luigi (Massimo Troisi) repeatedly attends screenings of Il Sorpasso in order to see Chantal, with whom he is besotted, and after a brief fling he begins working for Jordan as the projectionist. Attendance at the cinema decreases with the rise of television and Jordan considers bringing in strippers to try and solve his financial problems. Throughout, we see clips of the films shown at the cinema: Metropolis, It’s a Wonderful Life, La Grande Guerra, Amarcord, amongst others.

Cast[]

• Marcello Mastroianni as Jordan
• Massimo Troisi as Luigi
• Marina Vlady as Chantal Duvivier
• Paolo Panelli as Mr. Paolo
• Pamela Villoresi as Eugenia
• as Lo Fazio

Awards[]

• 1989 Cannes Film Festival Official Selection^[2]
• Nastro d'Argento Best Cinematography (Luciano Tovoli)

References[]

External links[]

• Splendor at IMDb

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