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Europa '51

1952 · 118 min

A slow, wrenching plunge into grief that turns into a quiet, unsettling study of compassion and madness.

Overview
A wealthy, self-absorbed Rome socialite is racked by guilt over the death of her young son. As a way of dealing with her grief and finding meaning in her life, she decides to devote her time and money to the city’s poor and sick. Her newfound, single-minded activism leads to conflicts with her husband and questions about her sanity.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • grief
  • guilt
  • class
  • faith
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Roberto Rossellini
Written by
Mario Pannunzio, Roberto Rossellini, Ivo Perilli, Sandro De Feo
Starring
Ingrid Bergman, Alexander Knox, Ettore Giannini, Giulietta Masina, Teresa Pellati, Marcella Rovena, Tina Perna, Sandro Franchina
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
118 min
Country
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Languages
Italian

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