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Escalation

1968 · 89 min

A dry, absurd satire of generational conflict and conformity, with a detached, ironic tone that keeps you intellectually engaged.

Directed by
Roberto Faenza
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Claudine Auger, Lino Capolicchio, Gabriele Ferzetti
Tagline
They tried to turn him into a sexual square!
Overview
1968, London. Luca is living his 'swinging' years away from duties, while his father wants him to take the reins of the family business. He plots to have him kidnapped and placed in a sanitarium, where the young man undergoes electroshock therapy until 'normalised'. Luca is then made to marry a woman who is actually a psychiatrist hired to turn him into a perfect businessman.

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Directed by
Roberto Faenza
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Claudine Auger, Lino Capolicchio, Gabriele Ferzetti
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • rebellion
  • family
  • power
  • identity
  • freedom
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Roberto Faenza
Written by
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Starring
Claudine Auger, Lino Capolicchio, Gabriele Ferzetti, Didi Perego, Leopoldo Trieste, Paola Corinti, Dada Gallotti, Harold Null
Music
Ennio Morricone
Cinematography
Luigi Kuveiller
Runtime
89 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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