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Melissa P.

2005 · 100 min

A raw, uneasy plunge into adolescent confusion and risky self-discovery, carried by a melancholic mood and a slow, intimate gaze.

Directed by: Luca Guadagnino
Genres: Drama
Starring: María Valverde, Letizia Ciampa, Primo Reggiani

Tagline: You have to lose yourself before you can find yourself.
Overview: An adolescent girl, living with her mother and her grandmother, will have her first sexual experiences in a heavy and excessive way.

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Directed by: Luca Guadagnino
Genres: Drama
Starring: María Valverde, Letizia Ciampa, Primo Reggiani

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
identity
sexuality
family
trauma
Places: small town
home
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Luca Guadagnino
Written by: Barbara Alberti, Cristiana Farina, Luca Guadagnino
Starring: María Valverde, Letizia Ciampa, Primo Reggiani, Fabrizia Sacchi, Geraldine Chaplin, Claudio Santamaria, Elio Germano, Alba Rohrwacher
Music: Lucio Godoy
Cinematography: Mario Amura
Runtime: 100 min
Country: Italy, Spain
Languages: Italian

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