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Bebo's Girl

1964 · 106 min

A slow, heartfelt postwar romance that lingers on difficult choices and the weight of loyalty, leaving a bittersweet ache.

Directed by
Luigi Comencini
Genres
Drama
Starring
Claudia Cardinale, George Chakiris, Marc Michel
Tagline
She Had to Make the Choice Every Girl Fears! Between Two Loves...Two Worlds!
Overview
At the end of World War II, shallow, self-centered Mara is the prettiest girl in her small Italian village; Bebo is a Communist partisan who is finding it difficult to adjust to the dull banalities of life in peacetime. When Mara’s father, a passionate Communist, declares that his daughter will marry the returning hero, her reactions range from joy to bitter resentment.

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Directed by
Luigi Comencini
Genres
Drama
Starring
Claudia Cardinale, George Chakiris, Marc Michel
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
  • class
  • politics
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Luigi Comencini
Written by
Marcello Fondato
Starring
Claudia Cardinale, George Chakiris, Marc Michel, Dany París, Carla Calò, Monique Vita, Ugo Chiti, Emilio Esposito
Music
Carlo Rustichelli
Cinematography
Gianni Di Venanzo
Runtime
106 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
Italian

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