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The Second Wife

1998 · 122 min

A bittersweet, sun-drenched Italian comedy-drama that ambles through awkward family bonds and forbidden desire with warmth and a touch of melancholy.

Overview
In the early 1960's, a Sicilian single mother marries an older, crass widowed truck driver. When he is arrested trying to smuggle an antique, she ends up falling in love with her handsome stepson.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 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
  • love
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Ugo Chiti
Written by
Nicola Zavagli, Ugo Chiti
Starring
Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Lazar Ristovski, Giorgio Noè, Jessica Auriemma, Patrizia Corti, Sergio Pierattini, Stefano Abbati, Dante Daddi
Music
Aldo De Scalzi, Pivio
Cinematography
Raffaele Mertes
Runtime
122 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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