So this movie really does exist

This movie's existence is shown in The Fighter which came out in December 2010. It's a true story, taking place in 1993, about a scrappy, underdog boxer who ends up winning some in the end. Mark Wahlberg plays the character. Anyways, Wahlberg's character has just badly lost in a fight, and he's back in his hometown, his loss is known and he's ashamed. But he's obligated to take Amy Adams' character on a date. So to take her out and avoid embarrassment, they go to the upscale part of town where they don't know anybody. There is a theater playing Belle Epoque, and Wahlberg tells Adams that he heard this movie was really good, pronouncing it as "Bell E-POE-Q". The next scene shows the audience watching and Wahlberg's character fallen asleep out of boredom.