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Good News

19791h 42mElio Petri
IMDb 6.5

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A disaffected media executive spends his days watching violent programming on the television screens in his office and his evenings neglecting his frustrated wife at home. The monotonicity is disturbed when he is contacted by an old friend who confides in him he is being threatened by mysterious assassins.

ComedyDrama
ObsessionSurrealismAlienationSexual Repression

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What is Good News (1979) about?

A disaffected media executive spends his days watching violent programming on the television screens in his office and his evenings neglecting his frustrated wife at home. The monotonicity is disturbed when he is contacted by an old friend who confides in him he is being threatened by mysterious assassins.

Who stars in Good News?

Good News stars Giancarlo Giannini (L'Innominato), Ángela Molina (Fedora), Aurore Clément (Ada Milano), Paolo Bonacelli (Gualtiero Milano), Ombretta Colli (Tignetti). The film was directed by Elio Petri.

How long is Good News?

Good News has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1979.

Is Good News worth watching?

Good News holds an IMDb rating of 6.5/10. Fans of Comedy, Drama are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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