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Return to First Love

1981 · 102 min

A quiet, reflective drama about returning home and reckoning with old feelings, told with earnest restraint.

Directed by
Mircea Mureșan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Costel Constantin, Rodica Mureșan, Radu Beligan
Overview
Young diplomat Petre returns to Romania after a long time spent abroad.

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Directed by
Mircea Mureșan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Costel Constantin, Rodica Mureșan, Radu Beligan
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • memory
  • identity
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Mircea Mureșan
Written by
Mircea Mureșan
Starring
Costel Constantin, Rodica Mureșan, Radu Beligan, Jorj Voicu, Ioana Bulcă, Nicu Constantin, Ion Hidișan, Constantin Stănescu
Runtime
102 min
Country
Romania
Languages
Romanian

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