Movie

Diary for My Loves

1987 · 135 min

A slow, autobiographical coming-of-age told with quiet melancholy, weaving memory and history into a young woman's stubborn pursuit of her own voice.

Overview: A continuation of "Diary for My Children," the film picks up in 1950, when Juli, the diarist, is 18 and determined to become a movie director.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, dark and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, identity, memory, politics
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: coming-of-age
identity
memory
politics
ambition
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild