Movie

Elettra

1987 · 93 min

A stark, slow immersion into ancient grief, performed by untrained faces in a real village, feeling raw and ritualistic.

Overview: Elettra is adapted from the tragedy of Sophocles and played by non-professional actors of Casalborgone.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Grief, revenge, justice, family
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: grief
revenge
justice
family
fate
Places: countryside
small town
Era: timeless
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Directed by: Tonino De Bernardi
Written by: Tonino De Bernardi
Starring: Anna Coppo, Cristina Crovella, Luciana Pasin, Rosetta Rej, Stefania Terzuolo, Stefano Bonsante, Aldo Pasquero, Carlo Quarello
Cinematography: Rodolfo Isoardi
Runtime: 93 min
Country: Italy
Languages: Italian