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Up at the Villa

2000 · 115 min

A polished period drama of moral compromise, where elegant surfaces conceal desperate choices and simmering tension.

Overview
Superficial people are revealed and drastically changed by circumstance or luck in this a tale of death, seduction, blackmail and theft among British and Americans in Florence in the turbulent days just before World War II.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • love
  • betrayal
  • power
  • morality
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
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
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Philip Haas
Written by
Belinda Haas
Starring
Kristin Scott Thomas, Sean Penn, Anne Bancroft, James Fox, Derek Jacobi, Jeremy Davies, Roger Hammond, Dudley Sutton
Music
Pino Donaggio
Cinematography
Maurizio Calvesi
Runtime
115 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
French, English

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