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1968 · comedy · buddy · petroni

A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof

Directed by Giulio Petroni1h 37m1968

The bandit Pratt, looking for Tim, who is responsible for the death of his two sons, attacks a caravan killing all the passengers. Harry, the vagabond, after having robbed the dead, casually meets Tim and they become friends. Running away together from Pratt, they reach Harry's farm, but their hiding place is soon discovered.

Our read: A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof (1968) reads as a warm, kinetic, grounded comedy · buddy · petroni entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.

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Warm, kinetic, measured comedy / buddy, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.

ElsewhereIMDb5.9653TMDB5.930
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Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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