Hail the Artist (1973)
Marcello Mastrioanni stars as aging actor Nicolas whose career has dwindled to TV commercials. Seeking an anchor in his life, Nicolas attempts a reconciliation with his ex-wife. But in this, as in his professional life, Nicolas is doomed to disillusionment and failure.
Keywords: imdb.fountain, imdb.costume, imdb.actor-as-protagonist, imdb.two-word-title, imdb.napoleon-costume, imdb.reference-to-napoleon-bonaparte, imdb.freeze-frame + 193 more, imdb.taking-a-pill, imdb.downpour, imdb.wet-clothes, imdb.reference-to-louis-xvi, imdb.traffic-accident, imdb.reading-a-newspaper, imdb.lighting-someone-s-cigarette, imdb.lighting-a-cigarette, imdb.valium, imdb.reference-to-al-capone, imdb.play-within-a-film, imdb.backstage, imdb.pointing-a-gun-at-someone, imdb.gay-slur, imdb.homophobic-slur, imdb.variety, imdb.variety-artist, imdb.illusionist, imdb.top-hat, imdb.magic-trick, imdb.screwdriver, imdb.actor, imdb.telephone-call, imdb.film-within-a-film, imdb.film-crew, imdb.film-director, imdb.filmmaker, imdb.heavy-rain, imdb.tunnel, imdb.car-accident, imdb.commercial, imdb.missing-person, imdb.theater, imdb.shooting, imdb.gunshot, imdb.missing-son, imdb.father-son-relationship, imdb.female-topless-nudity, imdb.cabaret, imdb.performance, imdb.stage-performance, imdb.rabbit, imdb.cardinal-costume, imdb.priest-costume, imdb.clown-costume, imdb.silhouette, imdb.debt, imdb.kissing-someone-s-hand, imdb.restaurant, imdb.husband-wife-relationship, imdb.gadget, imdb.jealous-wife, imdb.jealousy, imdb.jealous-woman, imdb.ex-husband-ex-wife-relationship, imdb.love-triangle, imdb.reference-to-nikolai-gogol, imdb.reference-to-gogol-s-the-card-players, imdb.cheque, imdb.broken-glass, imdb.breaking-a-glass, imdb.rowboat, imdb.dog, imdb.long-haired-male, imdb.secretly-observing, imdb.german-shepherd, imdb.teenage-boy, imdb.family-relationships, imdb.stolen-camera, imdb.reference-to-nicolaus-copernicus, imdb.reference-to-georges-feydeau, imdb.pretending-to-be-someone-else, imdb.photographer, imdb.dubbing, imdb.repeated-event, imdb.hotel, imdb.mistaken-for-a-waiter, imdb.eavesdropping, imdb.dubbing-studio, imdb.animated-sequence, imdb.voice-actor, imdb.coworker-coworker-relationship, imdb.colleague-colleague-relationship, imdb.reference-to-peter-shaffer, imdb.dubbing-director, imdb.biblical-reference, imdb.canteen, imdb.delivery, imdb.bus, imdb.flat-tire, imdb.camera-shot-of-feet, imdb.friendship-between-men, imdb.male-friendship, imdb.disbelief, imdb.sitting-on-stairs, imdb.neighbor-neighbor-relationship, imdb.beach, imdb.stone, imdb.marital-crisis, imdb.arrow, imdb.spitting, imdb.telling-a-joke, imdb.soldier-costume, imdb.gas-mask, imdb.entertainer, imdb.showbusiness, imdb.play-rehearsal, imdb.audio-tape, imdb.pug, imdb.reference-to-harold-pinter, imdb.stand-in, imdb.crying-woman, imdb.crying, imdb.crying-female, imdb.actress, imdb.barefoot-male, imdb.clothed-male-naked-female-scene, imdb.post-coital-scene, imdb.female-rear-nudity, imdb.barefoot-female, imdb.rear-nudity, imdb.hotel-room, imdb.one-night-stand, imdb.unfaithful-husband, imdb.adulterous-husband, imdb.cheating-husband, imdb.boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, imdb.photograph, imdb.breakup, imdb.painting-a-room, imdb.lunapark, imdb.funfair, imdb.drawing-a-portrait, imdb.drawing, imdb.doll, imdb.portrait, imdb.portrait-drawing, imdb.older-man-younger-woman-relationship, imdb.bimbo, imdb.postcard, imdb.new-job, imdb.change-of-profession, imdb.advertisement, imdb.substitute, imdb.reference-to-santa-claus, imdb.santa-claus-costume, imdb.mall, imdb.swing, imdb.changing-room, imdb.female-boss, imdb.theatre-owner, imdb.new-car, imdb.car, imdb.pasta, imdb.taking-off-shoes, imdb.hotel-receptionist, imdb.receptionist, imdb.boxer-costume, imdb.sawing-machine, imdb.pregnancy, imdb.reference-to-claude-chabrol, imdb.teenage-girl, imdb.autograph, imdb.giving-an-autograph, imdb.black-and-white-scene, imdb.scene-during-end-credits, imdb.fake-mustache, imdb.cigarette-smoking, imdb.looking-at-oneself-in-a-mirror, imdb.woman-wears-a-wig, imdb.apology, imdb.dubbing-session, imdb.voice-dubbing, imdb.french-dubbing, imdb.over-dubbing, imdb.armenian, imdb.france, imdb.italian, imdb.speech-rehearsal, imdb.taxi, imdb.man-wears-a-wig, imdb.man-wears-eyeglasses, imdb.man-wears-sunglasses, imdb.watching-tv, imdb.reference-to-galileo, imdb.knocking-on-a-door, imdb.wife, imdb.overweight-man, imdb.bare-chested-man, imdb.acting, imdb.hairy-chested-man, imdb.cabriolet-the-car, imdb.title-spoken-by-character
Production Companies: Gaumont International, Les Productions de la Guéville, Euro International Films
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