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The Battle of the Villa Fiorita

1965 · 111 min

A slow, earnest melodrama of children scheming in sunlit Italian villas, heavy with heartbreak and moral seriousness.

Directed by
Delmer Daves
Genres
Drama
Starring
Maureen O'Hara, Rossano Brazzi, Richard Todd
Tagline
The battle of the children to rescue their mother from her Italian love affair.
Overview
Two British children travel to Italy in an attempt to break up their runaway mother's affair with an Italian concert pianist.

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Directed by
Delmer Daves
Genres
Drama
Starring
Maureen O'Hara, Rossano Brazzi, Richard Todd
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • betrayal
  • parenthood
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Delmer Daves
Written by
Delmer Daves
Starring
Maureen O'Hara, Rossano Brazzi, Richard Todd, Phyllis Calvert, Martin Stephens, Olivia Hussey, Elizabeth Dear, Ursula Jeans
Music
Mischa Spoliansky
Cinematography
Oswald Morris
Runtime
111 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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