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Skyline

1984 · 83 min

A gentle, low-key character comedy about a shy outsider adrift in a big city, quietly funny and a little wistful.

Directed by
Fernando Colomo
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Antonio Resines, Beatriz Pérez Porro, Jaime Nos
Overview
A Spaniard photographer (Antonio Resines) goes to New York in an attempt of selling his work. Despite his broken English and his shyness, he meet two editors that could be interested in publishing his pictures. However, his dreams of fame vanish when he realizes that his photographs are considered old-fashioned by the American publishers.

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Directed by
Fernando Colomo
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Antonio Resines, Beatriz Pérez Porro, Jaime Nos
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • identity
  • isolation
  • art
  • work
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Fernando Colomo
Written by
Fernando Colomo
Starring
Antonio Resines, Beatriz Pérez Porro, Jaime Nos, Roy Hoffman, Whit Stillman
Cinematography
Ángel Luis Fernández
Runtime
83 min
Country
Spain

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