The Pool Hustlers Explained

The Pool Hustlers a.k.a.
Io, Chiara e lo scuro
Director:Maurizio Ponzi
Producer:Gianfranco Piccioli
Marco Valsania
Starring:Francesco Nuti
Music:Carlo Maria Cordio
Cinematography:Carlo Cerchio
Editing:Sergio Montanari
Runtime:103 minutes
Country:Italy
Language:Italian

The Pool Hustlers (Italian: '''Io, Chiara e lo Scuro''', "I, Chiara and lo Scuro") is a 1982 Italian comedy drama film directed by Maurizio Ponzi. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival.[1] It was co-written by Ponzi, male lead Francesco Nuti and established screenwriters Franco Ferrini and Enrico Oldoini. The symbolic names of the characters mentioned in the Italian title, "Chiara" and "lo Scuro", mean "Bright" or "Clear", and "the Dark One" or "the Darkness", respectively.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Festival de Cannes: The Pool Hustlers . 20 June 2009. festival-cannes.com.