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Blue Jeans

1975 · 93 min

A sleazy, sun-bleached Italian drama that keeps you uneasy with its ambiguous father-daughter bond and casual exploitation.

Overview: Tells the story of young Daniela ‘Blue Jeans’ Anselmi, a free-spirited drifter who makes her way in life by selling sexual favors and practicing petty-crime. After Daniela is arrested, the man who might be her long-lost father is called into her life to look after her.

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
sexuality
betrayal
class
Places: countryside
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	4
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: drama, comedy
Directed by: Mario Imperoli
Written by: Piero Regnoli, Mario Imperoli
Starring: Gloria Guida, Paolo Carlini, Annie Carol Edel, Gianluigi Chirizzi, Mario Pisu, Barbara Betti, Domenico Bua, Marco Tulli
Runtime: 93 min
Country: Italy
Languages: Italian

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