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Luna

1979 · 142 min

A slow, emotionally intense drama that explores taboo desire and addiction with a melancholic, uneasy atmosphere.

Directed by
Bernardo Bertolucci
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jill Clayburgh, Matthew Barry, Veronica Lazăr
Tagline
Between a mother and son. Between the delicate boundaries of love.
Overview
While touring in Italy, a recently-widowed American opera singer has an incestuous relationship with her 15-year-old son to help him overcome his heroin addiction.

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Directed by
Bernardo Bertolucci
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jill Clayburgh, Matthew Barry, Veronica Lazăr
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • addiction
  • family
  • love
  • identity
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Bernardo Bertolucci
Written by
Clare Peploe, Bernardo Bertolucci, Giuseppe Bertolucci
Starring
Jill Clayburgh, Matthew Barry, Veronica Lazăr, Renato Salvatori, Fred Gwynne, Alida Valli, Elisabetta Campeti, Franco Citti
Music
Ennio Morricone
Cinematography
Vittorio Storaro
Runtime
142 min
Country
Italy, United States of America
Languages
English, Italian

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