'' The Pool Hustlers '' ( , " 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 . 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
1983 Cannes Film Festival
1983 Cannes Film Festival
The Pool Hustlers