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Poor Love

1982 · 88 min

A quiet, sorrowful domestic drama that lingers on heartbreak and the slow unraveling of a marriage.

Directed by
Fernando Di Leo, Vincenzo Salviani
Genres
Drama
Starring
Carmelo Zappulla, Lina Polito, Rosa Fumetto
Overview
Carmelo and Maria have a baby girl. He wants a boy but another pregnancy would risk Maria's health. Eventually, Carmelo leaves Maria and she attempts to win him back.

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Directed by
Fernando Di Leo, Vincenzo Salviani
Genres
Drama
Starring
Carmelo Zappulla, Lina Polito, Rosa Fumetto
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • parenthood
  • love
  • betrayal
  • gender
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Fernando Di Leo, Vincenzo Salviani
Written by
Vincenzo Salviani, Gianni Martucci
Starring
Carmelo Zappulla, Lina Polito, Rosa Fumetto, Luc Merenda, Mariolina De Fano, Nicola Pignataro, Lucia Cassini, Luca Priore
Runtime
88 min
Languages
Italian

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