[S]comparse

2011
1h 2m

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8.8/10

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On a small, isolated island between Sicily and Africa, a film crew lands to shoot a large-scale feature film. The filmmaker and his entourage settle on the island providing employment to the locals, but disrupting their bucolic daily rhythm.

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On a small, isolated island between Sicily and Africa, a film crew lands to shoot a large-scale feature film. The filmmaker and his entourage settle on the island providing employment to the... Read allOn a small, isolated island between Sicily and Africa, a film crew lands to shoot a large-scale feature film. The filmmaker and his entourage settle on the island providing employment to the locals, but disrupting their bucolic daily rhythm. A large group of Africans are brought ... Read allOn a small, isolated island between Sicily and Africa, a film crew lands to shoot a large-scale feature film. The filmmaker and his entourage settle on the island providing employment to the locals, but disrupting their bucolic daily rhythm. A large group of Africans are brought to the Island from Sicily, to work as background on the film. The job requires that they g... Read all

Director
- Antonio Tibaldi

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IMDb RATING

8.8/10

YOUR RATING

Director
- Antonio Tibaldi

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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eloquent and moving

Beautifully shot, lyrical, and eloquent -- without commentary, it presents the viewer with an initially mysterious situation and allows us to explore and get involved. Its observant eye and economy of expression make for an engaging story with surprising depth.

The film explores the relationship between art and commerce, and meditates on the contrasts between reality, remembered reality, and dramatized reality. Like the documentaries of the great Frederick Wiseman, this film doesn't force its perspective upon the viewer or seem to feed us a specific argument or point of view, as is the case with so many documentaries. Thus we are given the chance to feel what it like to be on the island, watching a film crew dramatize the struggle of immigrants, using underpaid extras, some of whom actually experienced what the film is trying to depict.