Movie

Dirty Linen

1999 · 110 min

A wry, slow-burning family comedy where petty greed and infighting gradually sour into a quiet, inevitable downfall.

Overview: The Razzi family owns a small factory of sweets in Macerata. Their desire to enlarge their business to cope with the new Unified European Market brings to a string of fatal mistakes that will ultimately doom their wealth.
How it feels: Satirical, cynical, light and absurd. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Greed, family, betrayal, class
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: greed
family
betrayal
class
corruption
Places: small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild