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La distrazione

1965

A calm, curious television essay that drifts through ordinary lives, asking gentle questions about how people fill their empty hours.

Directed by
Luciano Emmer
Overview
Television investigation on the topic of free time.

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Directed by
Luciano Emmer
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • identity
  • class
  • media
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Directed by
Luciano Emmer
Country
Italy

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