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Julio Begins in July

1979 · 120 min

A slow, observant coming-of-age drama that quietly exposes the rituals and pressures of a rigid upper-class world.

Overview
This is the story of a teenager at the turn of the century in the conservative higher classes of Chile and the initiation rites in his society.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • coming-of-age
    • class
    • family
    • power
    • identity
    Places
    • countryside
    • single country house
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Silvio Caiozzi
    Written by
    Gustavo Frías
    Starring
    Elsa Alarcón, Juan Cristóbal Meza, Luis Alarcón, Shlomit Baytelman, Tennyson Ferrada, Jaime Vadell, Delfina Guzmán, Marcial Edwards
    Cinematography
    Nelson Fuentes
    Runtime
    120 min
    Country
    Chile
    Languages
    Spanish

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