Movies like Cobweb 2023
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Cobweb (2023)
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Original name: 거미집
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
In the 1970s, Director Kim is obsessed by the desire to re-shoot the ending of his completed film Cobweb, but chaos and turmoil grip the set with interference from the censorship authorities, and the complaints of actors and producers who can't understand the re-written ending. Will Kim be able to find a way through this chaos to fulfill his artistic ambitions and complete his masterpiece?
Style:
art house, intense, black comedy, tense, experimental, period piece, dark comedy, period drama, moody
Plot:
director, filmmaking, obsession, ambition, film set, power, behind the scenes, tragedy, repression, claustrophobia, surrealism, bureaucracy, memory, satire, identity, slow burn, movie business, life, writers, desire, job, office, chaos, crew, filmmaker ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1970
Place:
south korea
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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