The Star Maker (1995)

The players on the fringes of the film industry's studio hierarchy delight in depicting themselves as unparalleled innovators, but in truth unscrupulous photographers have been running the same carnal scams plied by today's Hollywood talent agents since the dawn of the celebrity age. Way back in the golden sunrise of cinema, the enterprising scoundrel at the heart of The Star Maker (1995) was tooling from village to hamlet in rural and rustic Sicily, claiming to be scouting fresh female talent for the fame-generating movie bosses in Rome. God knows where this resourceful Italian came up with such a concept, but he dupes wily damsels and innocent convent girls alike into entrusting their most precious dreams and flesh to his care. What can his future hold other than love, remorse, and jail time?