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The Consequences of Love

2004 · 100 min

A slow, stylish plunge into a lonely man's secret life, blending quiet dread with fleeting tenderness.

Directed by
Paolo Sorrentino
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Toni Servillo, Olivia Magnani, Adriano Giannini
Tagline
Everyone has a dark secret
Overview
Lugano, Switzerland. Titta Di Girolamo is a discreet and sullen man who has been living for almost a decade in a modest hotel room, a prisoner of an atrocious routine, apparently without purpose. His past is a mystery, nobody knows what he does for a living, he answers indiscreet questions evasively. What secrets does this enigmatic man hide?

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Directed by
Paolo Sorrentino
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Toni Servillo, Olivia Magnani, Adriano Giannini
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • fate
  • crime
  • loneliness
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

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drama, thriller
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100 min
Country
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