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Little Lips

1978 · 86 min

An uneasy, somber chamber piece that drifts through wounded silence and uncomfortable fixation, leaving a lingering sense of dread.

Tagline
Love can be a healer but it can also be the most powerful and destructive force on Earth.
Overview
A writer returns home to his estate after service in World War I. He has developed a very bad case of depression due to a war wound concerning his genitalia. He contemplates suicide, but recovers after becoming interested in his caretaker's 12 year-old war orphan niece, who now lives in the manor.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Mimmo Cattarinich
Written by
Mimmo Cattarinich, Daniele Sánchez
Starring
Pierre Clémenti, Katya Berger, Ugo Bologna, Bárbara Rey, Michele Soavi, Maria Monti, Raf Baldassarre, Tom Felleghy
Cinematography
Sandro Mancori
Runtime
86 min
Country
Spain, Italy
Languages
Italian

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