1980 · comedy · drama
The Terrace
Directed by Ettore Scola2h 40m1980
Eight Italian politicians from the communist party gather on a terrace in Rome for a get-together. They discuss about their past, present and future.
Our read: The Terrace (1980) reads as a neutral, kinetic, grounded comedy · drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Neutral, kinetic, measured comedy / drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
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