Zita

A quiet, intimate night walk through Paris, heavy with the ache of first loss and the slow dawning of adulthood.

Directed by

Robert Enrico

Genres

Drama

Starring

Joanna Shimkus, Katina Paxinou, Suzanne Flon

Overview

Because "Tante Zita" main theme is death: a twenty-year old girl, Annie (Shimkus) lives with her mother and her aunt (both played by first-class actresses Suzanne Flon and Katina Paxinou). The auntie is dying, and for the first time in her life, Annie has to cope with death. One night, she finds it too hard to bear, and leaving home where the old woman is suffering, she begins to hang around in Paris. She will meet people, and, from dusk to dawn, she will learn to leave her childhood behind and to grow into a woman.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Death, grief, coming-of-age, identity

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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