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Six Characters in Search of an Author

1965·Movie
2h 13min
68
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.6
IMDb7.6

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Funny, immersive world, light on feelings.

Energy

Calm and low-key

  • Tension6
  • Fast Pace5
  • Spectacle4

Heart

Moving and melancholic

  • Pathos7
  • Melancholy7
  • Catharsis6

Humor

Plenty of satire and absurdist humor

  • Satire & Parody9
  • Absurdist Humor8
  • Dark Humor6

World

The mind, show business, and society

  • Dialogue Centrality10
  • Ambiguity9
  • Novelty8

Craft

Standout dialogue, characters, and direction

Layered plot that rewards full attention.

  • Meta Narrative10
  • Dialogue Quality9
  • Character Depth9

Style

Standout editing

  • Editing8
  • Cinematography7
  • Visual Stylization7

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About

Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore is an Italian staged filmmaking of the play of the same name, written by Luigi Pirandello about the relationship between authors, their characters and theater practitioners. The story follows six characters: Il Padre (Romolo Valli), la Figliastra (Rossella Falk), la Madre (Elsa Albani), Il Figlio (Piero Sammataro), la bambina (Patrizia Ponzelli) and Il giovinello(Paolo Figna) that invading a essay by a theater company looking for an author.
Meta-theatricalExperimental FilmItalian Avant-GardePsychological DramaPirandello AdaptationTheatre of the AbsurdSocial CommentaryPhilosophical Exploration

Crew

Directed by:
Giorgio De Lullo, Luciana Congia, Luigi Durissi
Written by:
Luigi Pirandello

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Is Six Characters in Search of an Author worth watching?

68
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68/100 (IMDb 7.6). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

How long is Six Characters in Search of an Author?

2 h 13 min

Six Characters in Search of an Author runs 2 h 13 min.

What language is Six Characters in Search of an Author in?

Italian

It was made in Italian.

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