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Viola, Franca

2017 · 15 min

A tight, quietly furious watch that sits with a woman's defiance against a cruel custom, leaving you tense and moved.

Directed by
Marta Savina
Genres
Drama
Starring
Claudia Gusmano, Carlo Calderone, Antonino Bruschetta
Overview
Sicily, 1965. Franca is being forced to marry her rapist to avoid becoming a pariah in her traditionalist community but she rebels against the established custom.

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Directed by
Marta Savina
Genres
Drama
Starring
Claudia Gusmano, Carlo Calderone, Antonino Bruschetta
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • gender
  • power
  • trauma
  • rebellion
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour0
Realism9
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
Andrea Brusa, Marta Savina
Starring
Claudia Gusmano, Carlo Calderone, Antonino Bruschetta, Maurizio Puglisi
Runtime
15 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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