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Dormant Beauty

2012 · 115 min

A somber, intricate mosaic that weighs life, love, and belief against mortality, demanding patience and emotional engagement.

Directed by: Marco Bellocchio
Genres: Drama
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Alba Rohrwacher, Toni Servillo

Overview: A mosaic of several intertwined stories questioning the meaning of life, love and hope, set during the last six days in the life of Eluana Englaro, a young woman who spent 17 years in a vegetative state.

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Directed by: Marco Bellocchio
Genres: Drama
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Alba Rohrwacher, Toni Servillo

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
faith
family
morality
love
Places: big city
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Marco Bellocchio
Written by: Stefano Rulli, Veronica Raimo, Marco Bellocchio
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Alba Rohrwacher, Toni Servillo, Maya Sansa, Michele Riondino, Pier Giorgio Bellocchio, Gianmarco Tognazzi, Brenno Placido
Music: Carlo Crivelli
Cinematography: Daniele Ciprì
Runtime: 115 min
Country: France, Italy
Languages: French, Italian

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