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Director:
Johannes Schaaf
Writers:
Marcello Coscia (writer)
Michael Ende (novel)
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Release Date:
17 July 1986 (West Germany) more
Plot:
In the village of Momo the pace of time goes very slowly. Nobody is bothering about stress but everyone has time to chat and rest... more | add synopsis
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Minimal amount of creativity more

Cast

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Radost Bokel ... Momo
Mario Adorf ... Nicola

Armin Mueller-Stahl ... Chef der grauen Männer
Leopoldo Trieste ... Beppo
Ninetto Davoli ... Nino
Bruno Stori ... Gigi
Elide Melli ... Frau Daria
Francesco De Rosa ... Herr Fusi
Sylvester Groth ... Agent BLW / 553 X
Concetta Russino ... Liliana
Isabel Russinova
Pietro Tordi ... Ettore

John Huston ... Meister Hora
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sergio Di Pinto
Hartmut Kollakowsky ... Grauer Herr
Enzo Marcelli
Francesco Scali
Annabella Schiavone
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Additional Details

Runtime:
Germany:101 min
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Cinecolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
West Germany:6
Company:
Cinecittà more

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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Dark City (1998) more

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Minimal amount of creativity, 19 June 2007
5/10
Author: ShiiStyle from United States

The most positive thing I can say about this movie is that it adheres to the book very faithfully and it is not an unapologetic butchery like The Neverending Story. Apparently Michael Ende oversaw the film himself (he plays a cameo role at the beginning) and made sure it was not tinkered with. However, whether because of his lack of film experience or despite his watchful eye, this film is extremely uncreative. At its best, which is extremely rare, it's how you imagined it. At its worst, if you've already read the book, it is frankly boring to watch and may disrupt the fancies of your imagination: I never imagined Momo with an afro, myself. The special effects don't go that far beyond stage play level and certainly don't live up to Ende's mind-sparking descriptions. This movie has not been released with proper English subtitles, and it's not worth the trouble obtaining illicit versions. Read the book, think for yourself, and enjoy some other movie on the same theme.

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Why Isn't It In English??! grograman
Let's settle the language question Mandemus
Piece of fanart Chepseh
Missing the heart of the book ShiiStyle
Anyone possess the magical ability known as translation? failure_of_creation
Momo is based on the ideas of 'Freiwirtschaft'.. kennyCuo
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