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Poster for Per sempre

Per sempre

2005 · 52 min

A quiet, contemplative documentary that asks you to sit with difficult questions about commitment and belief.

Directed by
Alina Marazzi
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Per Sempre (Forever) examines the reasons that spur certain women to choose a religious life within a monastic community. The film starts with the fundamental question that prompts the film director to confront this reality: how is it possible, today, for a woman to make an extreme and permanent choice, one that will last forever?

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Directed by
Alina Marazzi
Genres
Documentary
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    Themes
    • faith
    • identity
    • gender
    • isolation
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    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
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    • documentary
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    • Language none
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    Humour1
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    Darkness3
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Alina Marazzi
    Runtime
    52 min
    Country
    Italy
    Languages
    Italian

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