Broadcast

Broadcast

1968 · 21 min · ★ 7.1 · Drama

The team of journalists of a radio show asks women on the street for their definition of the ideal man in order to conduct a search for someone to fill the bill, a specimen who has all these characteristics. The lucky guy will spend a few hours in the company of a well-known movie star

Directed by Theo Angelopoulos · Written by Theo Angelopoulos

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