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Love Circle

1969 · 125 min

A slow, talky plunge into bourgeois ennui and sexual gamesmanship, stylish but emotionally chilly.

Overview: A liberal-thinking author watches his wife as she attempts to seduce his best friend at a dinner party. She ends up taking on another man as well, and the writer has an affair with the another dinner guest. Soon the three men and two women are entangled in a confusing series of partner-swapping sex sprees where everyone's morals are challenged in the wake of the sexual revolution.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 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: sexuality
betrayal
obsession
identity
class
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	6
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Giuseppe Patroni Griffi
Written by: Dario Argento, Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, Carlo Carunchio
Starring: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Florinda Bolkan, Lino Capolicchio, Tony Musante, Annie Girardot, Silvia Monti, Adriana Asti, Titina Maselli
Music: Ennio Morricone
Cinematography: Tonino Delli Colli
Runtime: 125 min
Country: Italy
Languages: Italian

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