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A Common Story

2026 · 107 min

A quiet, patient study of a marriage emptying out, carried by small gestures and unspoken hurts rather than plot.

Directed by
Anna Foglietta
Genres
Drama
Overview
Erika and Mauro live in the province, living a simple life made up of reassuring habits and small gestures. When their daughter Irene leaves to study abroad, the house empties, and the balance on which the couple has built their existence seems to be shaken.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Parenthood, love, identity, family
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Directed by
Anna Foglietta
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism9
    Romance6
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Anna Foglietta
    Written by
    Anna Foglietta, Matteo Ferri, Tania Pedroni
    Starring
    Alba Rohrwacher, Guido Caprino, Elio De Capitani, Caterina Casini
    Music
    Rodrigo D'Erasmo
    Cinematography
    Andrea Benjamin Manenti
    Runtime
    107 min
    Country
    Italy
    Languages
    Italian

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