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Oh, mia bella matrigna

1976 · 89 min

A slow, uneasy Italian drama of forbidden desire and buried trauma, simmering with quiet menace and a twist that reframes everything.

Directed by: Guido Leoni
Starring: Sabina Ciuffini, Gianfranco De Angelis, Crippy Yocard

Overview: Dad’s new wife, Lalla, is young, very young. Maybe too young. His son Claudio falls in love with her, but there’s something wrong with him. He has a complicated relationship with the memory of his mother, who died in a car accident years ago. The two lovers plan a murder, but not of the same person…

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Directed by: Guido Leoni
Starring: Sabina Ciuffini, Gianfranco De Angelis, Crippy Yocard

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
family
betrayal
grief
identity
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Directed by: Guido Leoni
Written by: Sandro Leoni, Guido Leoni, Luigi Angelo
Starring: Sabina Ciuffini, Gianfranco De Angelis, Crippy Yocard, Gloria Piedimonte, Maurice Ronet
Music: Renato Serio
Runtime: 89 min
Languages: Italian

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