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Splendor

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

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

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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 to solve his financial problems. Throughout are seen 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
Giacomo Piperno as Lo Fazio

Awards

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

References

^ "NY Times: Splendor". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
^ "Festival de Cannes: Splendor". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-08-01.