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Socrates

1970 · 119 min

A patient, talky immersion in ancient Athens that asks you to listen closely as ideas slowly turn into a matter of life and death.

Directed by
Roberto Rossellini
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Jean Sylvère, Anne Caprile, Giuseppe Mannajuolo
Overview
A false accusation leads the philosopher Socrates to trial and condemnation in 4th century BC Athens.

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Directed by
Roberto Rossellini
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Jean Sylvère, Anne Caprile, Giuseppe Mannajuolo
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • morality
  • justice
  • faith
  • death
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • prison
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, history
Directed by
Roberto Rossellini
Written by
Marcella Mariani, Roberto Rossellini
Starring
Jean Sylvère, Anne Caprile, Giuseppe Mannajuolo, Ricardo Palacios, Antonio Medina
Cinematography
Jorge Herrero
Runtime
119 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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