Nitrate Base

IMDb link: 0117187
IMDb rating: 6.6 (161 votes)
Genres: Comedy, Drama, History
Director: Marco Ferreri
Cast: Marc Berman, Eric Berger, Laszlo Balogh, Doriana Bianchi and others

Release date: 29 Jan 1997
Release year: 1996
Runtime: 87 minutes
Country: Italy, France, Hungary
Keywords: cinema, theater, black and white scene, world war one, world war two, war filmmaking, urination, reference to rudolph valentino, reference to martin luther king jr., reference to john dillinger

Plot:

The film celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of cinema. It presents the technical and artistic evolution of the motion pictures. We move from mute to sound, from black-and-white to color, through various genres and styles. All the aspects are taken into consideration: the historical context, the fashion, the star system and the unhappy ending to watching films in movie theaters.

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