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Celluloid #1 is an intellectual curiosity, a noir journey into the murky make-believe land of has-beens. Directed by Steve Staso and written by Keith Bunker, “Celluloid #1” comes across as intended, underground faire.
An aging filmmaker finds himself out of the limelight and reduced to working with worn out red carpet denizens who also seek to rejoin the illuminated. His new project is to expose the unglamorous world of glamour and stumbling into his world is a past-her-prime starlet and her intense manager, both bent on recapturing their past glory. From the beginning the creative relationship is cautious to confrontational.
Dark, in topic and attitude, the film embraces the noir factor, but does so by propelling the film forward sluggishly. The film bops back and forth between shadowy discussion and on camera assignment, conversation and action. Motion starts and stops.
Celluloid #1 won’t be everyone’s faire. I’m not moved by cerebral angst and emotional poverty. Yet, I believe this film will find an audience.