Movie

The Inheritance

1976 · 115 min

A slow, sour family drama of greed and lust, watching polite people corrode each other with quiet, period-dressed malice.

Overview: In 1880 Rome, a patriarch closes the family bakery. His ambitious daughter-in-law manipulates her brothers-in-law to prevent their father's remarriage, securing her inheritance.
How it feels: Dark, cynical, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Greed, family, betrayal, class
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: greed
family
betrayal
class
ambition
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild