The Spectator

The Spectator

2004•1h 38m•6.0/10

DramaThriller

Ratings

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6.0/10(18)

Valeria is a passive onlooker to her own life in Turin, and she grows so obsessed with the activities of her neighbor Massimo that when he moves to Rome she decides to follow him. There she meets and unexpectedly befriends Massimo's companion Flavia, and becomes enmeshed in both of their lives.

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Production

Emme Produzioni, Ubu Film

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Barbora Bobuľová

Barbora Bobuľová

Valeria

Andrea Renzi

Andrea Renzi

Massimo

Brigitte Catillon

Brigitte Catillon

Flavia

Guido Zaccagnini

Chiara Picchi

Matteo Mussoni

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