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The Firefly

2013 · 88 min

A quiet, tender story of shared grief slowly turning into unexpected love, with dreamlike moments that soften the sadness.

Overview: After her estranged brother's sudden death, young wife Lucia bonds with his fiancée through their shared grief and finds herself falling in love.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, love, identity, family
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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: grief
love
identity
family
memory
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild