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The Kiss

1965 · 73 min

A quiet, wintry rural drama that turns inward as memory and waiting blur into a sombre mood of loss.

Directed by
Lucian Bratu
Starring
Graziela Albini, Emanoil Petruţ, Maria Cupcea
Overview
Country Life in the Stalinization (1951) in the middle of winter înaintede New Year, mother-in-law Maria and her daughter Saveta (Graziela Albini) awaits son or husband (George) went to the front. Unfortunately he think of his mother only begins to see visions of the past and falls in bed.

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Directed by
Lucian Bratu
Starring
Graziela Albini, Emanoil Petruţ, Maria Cupcea
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • grief
  • memory
  • family
  • isolation
  • war
Places
  • countryside
  • home
  • single country house
Era
period
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
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Directed by
Lucian Bratu
Written by
Alecu Ivan-Ghilea
Starring
Graziela Albini, Emanoil Petruţ, Maria Cupcea, Gheorghe Novac, Elisabeta Preda, Marietta Rareș, Dinu Gherasim, Vasile Ichim
Runtime
73 min
Languages
Romanian

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