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Jealousy

1953 · 86 min

A slow, brooding Sicilian drama of consuming jealousy and gnawing conscience, heavy with guilt and moral unease.

Directed by: Pietro Germi
Genres: Drama
Starring: Marisa Belli, Erno Crisa, Alessandro Fersen

Overview: A Sicilian nobleman is very jealous of his mistress and when she gets married flies off his handle and commits a murder of which an innocent man is accused. He is however tormented by his conscience.

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Directed by: Pietro Germi
Genres: Drama
Starring: Marisa Belli, Erno Crisa, Alessandro Fersen

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: guilt
obsession
justice
class
betrayal
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Pietro Germi
Written by: Giuseppe Mangione, Giuseppe Berto, Pietro Germi
Starring: Marisa Belli, Erno Crisa, Alessandro Fersen, Liliana Gerace, Grazia Spadaro, Maresa Gallo, Gustavo De Nardo, Vincenzo Musolino
Music: Carlo Rustichelli
Cinematography: Leonida Barboni
Runtime: 86 min
Country: Italy
Languages: Italian

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