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Illustration (2006)
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Original name: Ιλουστρασιόν
Genre: Comedy
Country: Greece
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An arrogant politician feeds his mail ego in meeting with a Russian call girl. At the same time his wife, a young hysterical star, picks a fight on set with a talk-show hostess who is in a loveless marriage with a yuppie manager who vents in therapy.
Style:
ironic, satirical, dark comedy
Plot:
high society, hypocrisy, social commentary, infidelity, ego, political satire, paranoia, vanity, elitism, call girl, marriage crisis, class conflict, celebrity culture, yuppie, corruption, neurosis, urban, therapy, media industry, talk show, prostitute, psychiatrist, advertising, politician, swimming pool ...
Time:
2000s, contemporary
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Story:
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Audience:
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