Behind the White Glasses

2017 | Biography, Documentary, Foreign Language

Synopsis

This musical portrait shines a spotlight on unknown aspects of the creative, visionary, and groundbreaking talent of filmmaker and writer Lina Wertmüller.

Scores

Overall Score
18.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
8.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
4.7%
Review Aggregate
62.4

Critic Consensus

57.1% Fresh • 7 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 57% of 7 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, visually striking. Common reservations focus on uneven tone, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

character-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealisticuneven tone

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score57.0
RT critic review count7
Rotten Tomatoes audience scoreN/A
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes266

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$2,223$2,845
International2017$2,547$3,260
Worldwide2017$4,770$6,105

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2017$2,130$2,727
Digital Rentals ?2017$24,000$30,717
Digital Purchases ?2017$27,000$34,557
Physical Rentals ?2017$18,000$23,038
Physical Purchases ?2017$51,000$65,274
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$68,100$87,160
Total Revenues2017$190,230$243,473
Expenses
Budget ?2017$227,000 (est)$290,534 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$80,000 (est)$102,391 (est)
Participations2017$4,000$5,120
Residuals ?2017$9,000$11,519
Interest & Overhead2017$45,400$58,107
Total Expenses2017$365,400$467,670
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$-175,170$-224,197

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