Movie

The Extras

1987 · 125 min

A quietly observant, bittersweet drama that uses backstage life to reflect on dignity and survival under a watchful regime.

Overview: After 1950, when the comunist regime is fully entrenched, some Bourgeois descendants have to make a living being movie extras. Continuation of "On the Left Bank of the Blue Danube"
How it feels: Melancholic, satirical, dark and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Class, identity, work, power
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
identity
work
power
family
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild