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Kaos

1984 · 188 min

A slow, sun-baked tapestry of Sicilian tales that blends harsh rural realism with fleeting moments of quiet surreal beauty.

Overview
Five stories center on a werewolf, a feudal landlord, peasants, a ghost, and a mother and her sons.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • isolation
  • family
  • fate
  • class
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour4
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
fantasy, romance, drama
Directed by
Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Written by
Vittorio Taviani, Paolo Taviani
Starring
Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, Omero Antonutti, Claudio Bigagli, Massimo Bonetti, Margarita Lozano, Orazio Torrisi, Carlo Cartier
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
Italian

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