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The Girl with a Pistol

1968 · 102 min

A wry, wandering comedy of manners that drifts between cultures, letting absurdity and quiet melancholy mingle as its stubborn heroine chases an idea of honour.

Overview
A Sicilian woman is dishonored by her lover, then goes to London with a pistol intending to murder him.

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • freedom
  • gender
  • revenge
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Mario Monicelli
Written by
Rodolfo Sonego, Luigi Magni
Starring
Monica Vitti, Stanley Baker, Carlo Giuffrè, Corin Redgrave, Anthony Booth, Nicolina Papetti, Tiberio Murgia, Aldo Puglisi
Music
Peppino De Luca
Cinematography
Carlo Di Palma
Runtime
102 min
Country
Italy, United Kingdom
Languages
English, Italian

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