Jordan, forced to close his movie theater due to financial problems, recalls the events, the characters and the films that marked his life.
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- lennyofficialvor 4 TagenThis film serves as an allegory for changing times and the difficulties such changes bring. The plot is straightforward—perhaps even seemingly banal: a man named Jordan (played by the consistently brilliant Marcello Mastroianni) runs a small, charming local cinema that is struggling with mounting debt and dwindling audiences; he desperately seeks any way to save what is essentially his life's purpose. The story traces his journey from his early years—when he and his father toured as traveling projectionists—to the eventual opening of the *Cinema Splendor*. This venue was a catalyst for the unique magic that only cinema can provide, drawing into its orbit both Jordan’s partner and a young man named Luigi (played by the magnificent Troisi), who quit his job in the hotel industry, utterly captivated by the movies. It is Luigi who fights to the very end to keep that magical place alive, trying to open the eyes of a public that has grown lazy and opportunistic—a shift illustrated by the scene involving the aborted "striptease," one of many desperate attempts to revive the business. Jordan embodies the disillusionment of adulthood, preoccupied with management and "making ends meet," yet he also harbors that inner child who drives one to live truly and passionately. The constant shifting between timelines highlights how, sadly, things have changed for the worse and the magic has all but vanished. Yet, the final scene offers a glimmer of hope for the return of that fading magic. Like Luigi, I, too, hope that this magic will return.
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Splendor wurde am 9. März 1989 veröffentlicht.
Regie in Splendor führte(n) Ettore Scola.
Splendor hat eine Spielzeit von 1 Std., 50 Min..
Splendor wurde produziert von Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori.
Jordan, forced to close his movie theater due to financial problems, recalls the events, the characters and the films that marked his life.
Die Hauptcharaktere in Splendor sind Jordan (Marcello Mastroianni), Luigi (Massimo Troisi), Chantal (Marina Vlady).
Splendor ist eine Komödie, Drama Film.
Splendor hat eine Benutzerbewertung von 7 von 10.