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Dei

1968 · 133 min

A slow, hypnotic study of faces that gradually become human, demanding patience and rewarding close attention.

Directed by
Tonino De Bernardi
Starring
Mariella Navale, Pia Epremian, Luciana Moda
Overview
The construction of the film is very simple. Most of the time we see faces in close-up. Three pairs of faces, usually, on three different levels of superimpositions. At first, the faces are very theatrical, made-up. It's not clear whether they are men or women. They move only slightly. They are, indeed, godlike. As the film progresses, very unnoticeably, these faces begin to gain more life and masculine and feminine qualities. At the end of the film, after three hours, the faces are very real, and very human, and sexes and ages are very clearly defined: men, women, children.

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Directed by
Tonino De Bernardi
Starring
Mariella Navale, Pia Epremian, Luciana Moda
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 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
  • identity
  • art
  • memory
  • gender
  • isolation
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror2
Humour1
Realism3
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity8
Emotional weight6

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Details

Directed by
Tonino De Bernardi
Starring
Mariella Navale, Pia Epremian, Luciana Moda, Mary Striglia, Loris Dominietto, Emma Bisatti, Rina De Marchi, Giorgio Piazzano
Runtime
133 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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