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N.U.

1948 · 12 min

A quiet, observational gaze at ordinary labourers sweeping a postwar city, patient and unhurried, finding dignity in routine work.

Genres
Documentary
Starring
Guido Notari
Overview
This 1948 film by Antonioni documents the lives of street cleaners in Rome. N.U. is short for Nettezza urbana, the Italian municipal cleaning service.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Work, class, survival
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism10
    Romance0
    Tension1
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Michelangelo Antonioni
    Written by
    Michelangelo Antonioni
    Starring
    Guido Notari
    Music
    Giovanni Fusco
    Cinematography
    Giovanni Ventimiglia
    Runtime
    12 min
    Country
    Italy
    Languages
    Italian

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