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The Funeral

1996 · 99 min

A grim, brooding immersion into grief and vengeance, with a heavy emotional toll and stark violence.

Directed by
Abel Ferrara
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Christopher Walken, Chris Penn, Annabella Sciorra
Tagline
One family, one murder, too many lies.
Overview
After the funeral of one of their own, a criminal family decides to embark on an emotionally unnerving journey in an attempt to exact bloody revenge.

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Directed by
Abel Ferrara
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Christopher Walken, Chris Penn, Annabella Sciorra
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 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
  • family
  • betrayal
  • madness
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Abel Ferrara
Written by
Nicholas St. John
Starring
Christopher Walken, Chris Penn, Annabella Sciorra, Isabella Rossellini, Vincent Gallo, Benicio del Toro, Gretchen Mol, John Ventimiglia
Music
Joe Delia
Cinematography
Ken Kelsch
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Italian, English

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