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Red Italy

1979 · 53 min

A detached, slowly drifting mood piece that feels like a hazy European drama of restless desire.

Directed by: Eric Mitchell
Starring: Jennifer Miro, Harald Vogl, Patti Astor

Overview: Second feature film by the French-born director is a Bertolucci-style story of a bored, rich woman looking for romance and adventure. She meets an American G.I., dumps him, then falls for a Communist worker.

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Directed by: Eric Mitchell
Starring: Jennifer Miro, Harald Vogl, Patti Astor

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
love
politics
identity
isolation
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Directed by: Eric Mitchell
Written by: Eric Mitchell
Starring: Jennifer Miro, Harald Vogl, Patti Astor, John Lurie, Eric Mitchell, Rene Ricard, Pat Place
Runtime: 53 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, Italian

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