L'universale

(2016)

★ 5.3 IMDb · 17 votes

Genres: Comedy

Year: 2016

Country: Italy

Director: Federico Micali

Cast: Francesco Turbanti, Матильда Лутц, Claudio Bigagli, Robin Mugnaini, Paolo Hendel, Margherita Vicario, Vauro Senesi, Маурицио Ломбарди, Anna Meacci, Luca Guastini

Plot

This is the story of 3 friends, destined to lose and find each other over and over again. More importantly, this is the (true) story of a film theatre in Florence, The Universale, which was a cultural landmark in the city between the '60s and the '80s. It was a theater of its own kind, bringing together intellectuals, students, as well as the people from San Frediano, a well-known working-class Quartiere. Such unusual mixture among the cinema-goers also produced a sort of creative chaos, which is explored through the eyes of Tommaso, the projectionist's son.