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Close Up (2012)
Director: Tiziano Sossi
Cast: Michelangelo Antonioni, Asia Argento, Dario Argento, Roberto Benigni
6.1Runtime500 min
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More than 150 silent short films about singers, actors and directors captured during Press Conferences in Cannes, Venice and Berlin, between 1993 and 2002. Presented the first time in 2012 (ten years after the last shooting) in Napoli Film Festival and in 2013 at the Art Institute of California in Santa Ana. An anthropological experiment on the facial expressions of famous people showing the human being aspect. All original footage from Mel Gibson to Peter Jackson, from George Lucas to Catherine Deneuve, from Michael Douglas to Giancarlo Giannini and many others.
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Close Up is a 2012 documentary film directed by Tiziano Sossi that features over 150 silent short films capturing press conferences with famous actors, directors, and musicians at film festivals in Cannes, Venice, and Berlin between 1993 and 2002. While the film has received a mixed critical response with a 6.1/10 rating on IMDb, it is regarded as an intriguing anthropological experiment that provides a unique glimpse into the unguarded expressions and personalities of these public figures.
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Fans of innovative documentary approaches will appreciate the unique anthropological experiment that is Close Up (2012). Director Tiziano Sossi captures over 150 silent short films of famous actors, directors, and singers during press conferences, revealing the raw, human side of these public figures in an engaging and insightful way.