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La Madre

2012 · 20 min

A sparse, austere chamber piece that asks for patience and rewards it with a quiet, mythic unease.

Directed by
Jean-Marie Straub
Genres
Drama
Starring
Giovanna Daddi, Dario Marconcini
Overview
Inspired by a Cesar Pavese’s short story, this film has as its main question the relationship with the mother. After killing someone, Meleagros is killed by his own mother, from whom he had never disconnected.

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Directed by
Jean-Marie Straub
Genres
Drama
Starring
Giovanna Daddi, Dario Marconcini
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • death
    • guilt
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    timeless
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour0
    Realism6
    Romance0
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity8
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Jean-Marie Straub
    Written by
    Jean-Marie Straub
    Starring
    Giovanna Daddi, Dario Marconcini
    Cinematography
    Christophe Clavert
    Runtime
    20 min
    Country
    Switzerland
    Languages
    Italian

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