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Jealousy

1942 · 86 min

A slow, brooding plunge into possessive desire and class-bound honour, suffocating and stately, with a sting of tragedy.

Directed by: Ferdinando Maria Poggioli
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Roldano Lupi, Luisa Ferida, Ruggero Ruggeri

Overview: A film based on the book Il marchese di Roccaverdina by Luigi Capuana about a marquis who is in love with his servant Agrippina but is unable to marry her because of her status. The marquis commands his trusted subject to marry her in his stead as long as he vows not to have sex with her.

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Directed by: Ferdinando Maria Poggioli
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Roldano Lupi, Luisa Ferida, Ruggero Ruggeri

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
class
betrayal
guilt
love
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, history
Directed by: Ferdinando Maria Poggioli
Written by: Sandro Ghenzi, Angelo Besozzi, Roldano Lupi, Vitaliano Brancati
Starring: Roldano Lupi, Luisa Ferida, Ruggero Ruggeri, Elena Zareschi, Elvira Betrone, Wanda Capodaglio, Franco Coop, Bella Starace Sainati
Cinematography: Arturo Gallea
Runtime: 86 min
Country: Italy
Languages: Italian

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