Close Up (2012)

More than 150 silent short films about singers, actors and directors captured during Press Conferences in Cannes, Venice and Berlin, between 1993 and 2002. Presented the first time in 2012 ... See full summary »

Director:

Tiziano Sossi

Stars:

Michelangelo Antonioni, Asia Argento, Dario Argento

Cast

Credited cast:
Michelangelo Antonioni	...	Himself
Asia Argento	...	Herself
Dario Argento	...	Himself
Roberto Benigni	...	Himself
Jim Carrey	...	Himself
Eric Clapton	...	Himself
Sean Connery	...	Himself
Kevin Costner	...	Himself
Tom Cruise	...	Himself
Robert De Niro	...	Himself
Catherine Deneuve	...	Herself
Johnny Depp	...	Himself
Michael Douglas	...	Himself
Harrison Ford	...	Himself
Vittorio Gassman	...	Himself

Storyline

More than 150 silent short films about singers, actors and directors captured during Press Conferences in Cannes, Venice and Berlin, between 1993 and 2002. Presented the first time in 2012 (ten years after the last shooting) in Napoli Film Festival and in 2013 at the Art Institute of California in Santa Ana. An anthropological experiment on the facial expressions of famous people showing the human being aspect. All original footage from Mel Gibson to Peter Jackson, from George Lucas to Catherine Deneuve, from Michael Douglas to Giancarlo Giannini and many others.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 September 2012 (Italy)

Filming Locations:

Venice Festival, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

€5,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

500 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

As well the shooting of this short films was made between 1993 and 2002 the actors and directors passed away before 2012 (the first screening) during the shooting were still alive: Gregory Peck (Cannes 2000), Vittorio Gassman (Venice 1996), Alberto Sordi (Milan, Venice 1995-1996), Michelangelo Antonioni (Venice 1995), Marcello Mastroianni (Cannes 1996). So is original footage and not archive footage in these cases.

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