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Il perfezionista

1996 · 9 min

A taut little comic sniper vignette that builds quiet suspense and then punctures it with a wry, absurd punchline.

Directed by
Claudio Malaponti
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Pietro Sarubbi, Gero Caldarelli, Diego Parassole
Overview
A killer is lurking at a hotel window to kill a famous celebrity. Everything is ready, nothing is left to chance: the killer is a perfectionist. When the famous celebrity, escorted by bodyguards, comes out from the hotel, the killer, through the viewfinder, seeks his head: his life is hanging by a thread ... of a button.

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Directed by
Claudio Malaponti
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Pietro Sarubbi, Gero Caldarelli, Diego Parassole
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • celebrity
  • deception
  • fate
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour6
Realism6
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Claudio Malaponti
Starring
Pietro Sarubbi, Gero Caldarelli, Diego Parassole, Mavì Beccati
Runtime
9 min
Languages
Italian

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