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The Interview
Why this pick
A rain-soaked, nocturnal interrogation turns into a cerebral duel, sharing A Pure Formality’s claustrophobic setting, uncertain memory and steadily deepening psychological unease.
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MOVIE1994 1h 48m ITA
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Onoff is a famous writer who hasn't published any new books for quite some time and has become a recluse. When he is picked up by the police one stormy night, without any identification, out of breath and running madly, without clear memory of recent events, the Inspector is suspicious. Through interrogatory dialectic, the head of this lonely, isolated, broken-down police station tries to establish what has happened, by delving into the mind of his writer-hero, and clearing up a mysterious killing.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Gérard Depardieu
Onoff
Nicola Di Pinto
Captain
Alberto Sironi
Roman Polanski
Inspector
Sergio Rubini
Andre