Movie

Household Saints

1993 · 124 min

A warm yet melancholic multi-generational tale that quietly draws you into its intimate, faith-haunted world.

Tagline: The Santangelos asked for a miracle. God gave them something slightly more complicated. Their daughter Teresa.
Overview: A chronicle of three generations of Italian-American women struggling to get by in post-World War II New York’s Little Italy.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, dark and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, faith, identity, grief
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
faith
identity
grief
trauma
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild