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The Roof

1956 · 97 min

A quietly absorbing neorealist drama that makes you feel the weight of a young couple's struggle for a home.

Overview
Under provincial Italian law at the time, once a roof is erected, the occupants cannot be evicted from a building. This film follows the efforts of a family to erect the roof on a house overnight so that a newlywed couple can have their own home.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • class
  • politics
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Vittorio De Sica
Written by
Cesare Zavattini
Starring
Gabriella Pallotta, Giorgio Listuzzi, Gastone Renzelli, Maria Di Rollo, Luciano Pigozzi, Maria Di Fiori, Emilia Maritini, Angelo Bigioni
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
97 min
Country
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Languages
Italian

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