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2013
R
Oscilloscope
1 h 56 m

2013
R
Oscilloscope
1 h 56 m

Summary Luciano, a charming and affable fishmonger, becomes obsessed with being a contestant on the reality show “Big Brother” leading him down a rabbit hole of skewed perceptions and paranoia. So overcome by his dream of being on reality TV, Luciano’s own reality begins to spiral out of control. [Oscilloscope Pictures ]

Directed By: Matteo Garrone

Written By: Massimo Gaudioso, Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Matteo Garrone

2013
R
Oscilloscope
1 h 56 m

2013
R
Oscilloscope
1 h 56 m

Reality

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 21 Critic Reviews

76

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 13 User Ratings

7.2

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Summary Luciano, a charming and affable fishmonger, becomes obsessed with being a contestant on the reality show “Big Brother” leading him down a rabbit hole of skewed perceptions and paranoia. So overcome by his dream of being on reality TV, Luciano’s own reality begins to spiral out of control. [Oscilloscope Pictures ]

Directed By: Matteo Garrone

Written By: Massimo Gaudioso, Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Matteo Garrone

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 21 Critic Reviews

67% Positive
14 Reviews

33% Mixed
7 Reviews

0% Negative
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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 21 Critic Reviews

67% Positive
14 Reviews

33% Mixed
7 Reviews

0% Negative
0 Reviews

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Mar 28, 2013

The movie’s a funny, dark, increasingly razor-sharp inquiry into the metaphysics of modern fame — how the dream of “being seen” and thus validated on some primal level can completely unhinge the average schmo.

By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Mar 14, 2013

Reality is a story about one man’s desire to make it big on the small screen, and something of a familiar exploration of the blurring between reality and its simulations. More elliptically and more interestingly, it is also a look at an Italy engrossed with rituals and spectacle, in watching and being watched.

By Manohla Dargis FULL REVIEW

Mar 18, 2013

With a jaunty musical score by Alexandre Desplat and a pleasant visual style aided by Marco Onorato’s colorful cinematography, Garrone delivers a story that’s part fairy tale, part religious allegory and part scathing indictment.

Mar 15, 2013

The film belongs to Arena, outstanding as a man growing ever more delusional in his quest to acquire celebrity status.

By Tom Dawson FULL REVIEW

Mar 11, 2013

Matteo Garrone has a sure eye for outlandish set pieces that exhibit the expansive outlines of his ideas, but these spectacles are sporadic, and the spaces between them tend to lag.

By Jesse Cataldo FULL REVIEW

Mar 8, 2013

It's a likable film played with gusto and heart — though fundamentally a little sentimental and predictable.

By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW

Mar 12, 2013

This vision of contemporary Italy as a warped fairyland filled with corpulent slobs and seedy C-grade celebrities recalls the tough-love spectacle of Fellini’s "La Dolce Vita," but Reality frustratingly devolves into a far more tedious mass-media morality tale.

By Eric Hynes FULL REVIEW

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User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 13 User Ratings

62% Positive
8 Ratings

31% Mixed
4 Ratings

8% Negative
1 Rating

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 13 User Ratings

62% Positive
8 Ratings

31% Mixed
4 Ratings

8% Negative
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Details

Production Company Fandango, Archimede, Le Pacte, Garance Capital, Rai Cinema, Soficinéma 7, Coficup, Cinémage 6, Canal+, Intesa San Paolo, Regione Lazio, Backup Media, Sofica Manon 2

Release Date Mar 15, 2013

Duration 1 h 56 m

Rating R

Genres

Tagline Follow Your Dreams!

Website https://www.matteogarrone.eu/filmografia.php?tag=filmografia&idscheda=185&tipologia=film&titolo=Reality

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Awards

David di Donatello Awards

• 3 Wins & 11 Nominations

Golden Ciak Awards

• 3 Wins & 6 Nominations

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists

• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations

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