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Love's Brother

2004 · 103 min

A gentle, bittersweet romantic comedy that unfolds slowly, with warm performances and a nostalgic rural setting.

Overview
Set in rural Australia and Tuscany in the 1950's, this is the story of two brothers and the bride who - as fate would have it - arrives from Italy betrothed to one yet falls madly in love with the other.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • immigration
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
romance, comedy, drama, family
Directed by
Jan Sardi
Written by
Jan Sardi
Starring
Giovanni Ribisi, Adam Garcia, Amelia Warner, Silvia De Santis, Eleanor Bron, John Bluthal, Joe Petruzzi, Barry Otto
Music
Stephen Warbeck
Cinematography
Andrew Lesnie
Runtime
103 min
Country
Australia, United Kingdom, Italy
Languages
German, English

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