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Identification of a Woman

1982 · 128 min

A slow, foggy drift through obsession and alienation, visually seductive but emotionally distant, demanding patience and reflection.

Overview: Movie director Niccolò has just been left by his wife. Subsequently he embarks on an obsessive relationship with a young woman who eventually leaves him and disappears while searching for her, he meets a variety of other willing girls. This gives him the idea of making a movie about women's relationships. He starts to search for a woman who can play the leading part in the movie.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 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: obsession
identity
isolation
love
memory
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	6
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Michelangelo Antonioni
Written by: Gérard Brach, Michelangelo Antonioni, Tonino Guerra
Starring: Tomas Milian, Daniela Silverio, Christine Boisson, Lara Wendel, Veronica Lazăr, Enrica Antonioni, Sandra Monteleoni, Marcel Bozzuffi
Cinematography: Carlo Di Palma
Runtime: 128 min
Country: Italy, France
Languages: Italian, French, English

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