'' Opening Day of Close-Up '' ( ) is a 1996 Italian short film directed by Nanni Moretti . It was screened out of competition at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival . Moretti plays himself , running the movie theater he owns in Rome . In the film , Moretti is endlessly anxious with the wish for his patrons to watch and appreciate Abbas Kiarostami 's '' Close-Up '' ( 1990 ) , in the face of reports that other films are selling far more tickets
1996 Cannes Film Festival
1996 Cannes Film Festival
Opening Day of Close-Up