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Amore amaro

1974 · 106 min

A restrained, bittersweet romance weighed down by class and politics, unfolding slowly like a memory of love that could never last.

Directed by: Florestano Vancini
Genres: Drama
Starring: Lisa Gastoni, Leonard Mann, Rita Livesi

Overview: drama from italy

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Directed by: Florestano Vancini
Genres: Drama
Starring: Lisa Gastoni, Leonard Mann, Rita Livesi

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 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: love
class
politics
betrayal
identity
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	7
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Florestano Vancini
Written by: Florestano Vancini, Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Starring: Lisa Gastoni, Leonard Mann, Rita Livesi, Germano Longo, Maurizio Fiori, Nino Dal Fabbro, Franco Patano
Runtime: 106 min
Languages: Italian

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