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The Commissioner

1983 · 60 min

A quiet, slightly uneasy chamber piece about bureaucracy and paranoia, more curious than funny, watching a man's small world grow suspicious.

Directed by
Florestano Vancini
Genres
Comedy, Tv movie
Starring
Paolo Bonacelli, Andréa Ferréol, Julian Jenkins
Overview
In the basement of a hypothetical ministry, a man has set up a public office where he intends, for a fee, to solve any bureaucratic problem. His life becomes complicated the day he realizes that someone is persistently spying on him.

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Directed by
Florestano Vancini
Genres
Comedy, Tv movie
Starring
Paolo Bonacelli, Andréa Ferréol, Julian Jenkins
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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • obsession
    Places
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, tv movie
    Directed by
    Florestano Vancini
    Written by
    Florestano Vancini
    Starring
    Paolo Bonacelli, Andréa Ferréol, Julian Jenkins, Marisa Mell, Roberto Caporali, Dante Cona, Carlo Demi, Mario Donatone
    Runtime
    60 min
    Country
    Italy

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