Talking the Pictures

Talking the Pictures (2019)

December 13th, 20192h 9min

Comedy, History, Drama
73%

Overview

Set at a movie theater in a small village around 100 years ago. Silent films are play at the movie theater. A young man aspires to become a benshi, a performer that provides live narration to silent films.


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