"World-wide (English title) (literal title): Radio Stories" (IMDB)
(mild spoilers) The narrative intersperses some internal problems at a radio station with three episodes involving radio contests. Episode one is about a contest for the first person who gets to the station dressed as an eskimo; an inventor needs the money for his research; Episode two is about a man who is robbing his landlord's house; he answers the phone and the call is about a prize for simply presenting oneself at the radio station, the only problem being that the prize is meant for the owner of the house. Episode three is about a schoolteacher who is pressured to take part in a quiz in order to raise money for taking a child with a rare disease abroad for a surgery.
This episodic comedy has an ingenious well-rounded script and was competently filmed; it also has a couple of agreeable musical numbers. Episode (1) has some intense pathos mixed with mild grotesquerie; episode (2) explores some philosophical issues, and has possibly inspired an episode in the movie Radio Days; episode (3) wraps it up with a sentimental note.
Rating: 56
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