Movie

The Family

1987 · 127 min

An intimate, decades-spanning portrait of a family within one home, blending warmth and melancholy into a quietly absorbing experience.

Tagline: In 1906 Carlo was born into a very large family...
Overview: Formal portraits, bookends in this 80-year saga, enclose the central story, which opens with the baptism of Carlo, a baby in his grandfather's lap, and ends with Carlo as a grandfather with a baby in his arms. And never once do we get out of the house, whose rooms provide structure. Comfort or passion? Carlo can't really decide until it's too late.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, love, aging, memory
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
love
aging
memory
identity
Places: home
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild