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The House by the Medlar Tree

2011 · 94 min

A patient, sombre portrait of hardship that asks you to sit with a struggling family and feel the weight of each setback.

Directed by
Pasquale Scimeca
Genres
Drama
Starring
Antonio Curcia, Giuseppe Firullo, Omar Noto
Overview
This film, based on a 19th-century novel by Giovanni Verga, depicts the torrid history of three generations of a Sicilian family. The Malavoglia family, comprising fishermen and women, navigates the challenges of living in a world of shifting fortunes.

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Directed by
Pasquale Scimeca
Genres
Drama
Starring
Antonio Curcia, Giuseppe Firullo, Omar Noto
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • survival
    • class
    • fate
    • grief
    Places
    • small town
    • sea
    • home
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
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    Written by
    Pasquale Scimeca
    Starring
    Antonio Curcia, Giuseppe Firullo, Omar Noto, Doriana La Fauci, Greta Tomasello, Giovanni Calcagno, Vincenzo Albanese, Salvatore Ragusa
    Runtime
    94 min

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