Il supplente (2006)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Andrea Jublin

Release Date:

15 February 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Short | Comedy

Plot:

There's something strange about the new substitute teacher in class.

Plot Keywords:

Student | Class | Teacher | Substitute Teacher | Ball

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Cast

Valentino Campitelli	...	Il Piccolo Lard
Arianna Dal Buono	...	La Poetessa
Lorenzo de Cicco	...	Il Lecchino
Nicola De Feo	...	Caverna Fabrizio
Pasquale Garofalo	...	Impiegati
Andrea Jublin	...	Il Supplente
Bruno Pannozzo	...	Impiegati
Mauro Stenico	...	Impiegati
Rinaldo Tagliaferri	...	Impiegati

Also Known As:

The Substitute (International: English title)

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Frame by Frame

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)

Far from perfect, but worth watching for some very fun moments

I saw this movie at a special showing by a local film society of all the Oscar nominated Live Action Shorts about a week or so before the Oscars were announced. I seriously doubt that the film will win, as although it is funny and interesting in places, the film is a bit inconsistent and there are two other nominated films that are simply better (TANGHI ARGENTINI and AT NIGHT).

The film begins with a rowdy class filled with teens. The substitute enters the class and begins to act totally bizarre--often demeaning and mistreating the kids for his own pleasure. Later, when the Principal walks in and sees the madness the substitute has created, the sub runs and the REAL reason he was doing what he did becomes apparent.

As I said, the film was uneven. In parts, it was pretty funny but at others it seemed rather mean and purposeless. Not a great film, but at least it was an interesting one.

UPDATE--Apparently I am lousy at guessing Oscars, as MOZART OF PICKPOCKETS just won the award for 2008.