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Talcum Powder

1982 · 97 min

A gentle, bittersweet Italian comedy about a shy daydreamer's elaborate lie, funny and poignant in equal measure.

Overview
Sergio Benvenuti is a shy seller of contracts for a Roman company of music, but because of his character he cannot find even a customer, so he asks for help from a fellow named Nadia.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • deception
  • love
  • class
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Carlo Verdone
Written by
Enrico Oldoini, Carlo Verdone
Starring
Carlo Verdone, Eleonora Giorgi, Christian De Sica, Angelo Infanti, Enrico Papa, Roberta Manfredi, Mario Brega, Isa Gallinelli
Cinematography
Ennio Guarnieri
Runtime
97 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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