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A Beautiful Imperfection

2024 · 102 min

A slow, elegant period romance about hidden scars and second chances, asking you to sit with longing and the ache of being truly seen.

Directed by
Michiel van Erp
Genres
Drama
Starring
Dar Zuzovsky, Jonah Hauer-King, Sam Hazeldine
Overview
Lucia, Giacomo Casanova’s only great love, leaves Italy for Amsterdam after her face has been disfigured by smallpox. Sixteen years later, they meet again when she has reinvented herself as a veiled courtesan. Without revealing her true identity or showing her face, Lucia and Giacomo become lovers once again. Will Lucia dare to reveal herself and turn her weakness into her strength so that she can be truly free in the eyes of her great love?

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Directed by
Michiel van Erp
Genres
Drama
Starring
Dar Zuzovsky, Jonah Hauer-King, Sam Hazeldine
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • freedom
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance8
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Michiel van Erp
Written by
Ursula Rani Sarma
Starring
Dar Zuzovsky, Jonah Hauer-King, Sam Hazeldine, Ruth Becquart, Maarten Heijmans, Gaia Bermani Amaral, Josh Goulding, Simonetta Solder
Runtime
102 min
Country
Belgium, Italy, Netherlands
Languages
English, Italian

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