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The Big Heart of Girls

2011 · 85 min

A gentle, bittersweet Italian drama that unfolds slowly, lingering on family duty and quiet longing with a warm, nostalgic ache.

Directed by: Pupi Avati
Genres: Drama
Starring: Isabelle Adriani, Gianni Cavina, Cesare Cremonini

Overview: Carlino Vigetti is pushed by his family to court the daughters of the Osti, landowners. But the return of their third daughter, the beautiful Francesca, will shatter the plans ...

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Directed by: Pupi Avati
Genres: Drama
Starring: Isabelle Adriani, Gianni Cavina, Cesare Cremonini

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
love
class
identity
betrayal
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
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Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Pupi Avati
Written by: Pupi Avati
Starring: Isabelle Adriani, Gianni Cavina, Cesare Cremonini, Rita Carlini, Micaela Ramazzotti, Andrea Roncato, Gisella Sofio, Massimo Bonetti
Cinematography: Pasquale Rachini
Runtime: 85 min
Country: Italy

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