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Dear Parents

1973 · 94 min

A quiet, emotionally raw encounter that lingers on the ache of misunderstanding between a mother and daughter.

Directed by
Enrico Maria Salerno
Genres
Drama
Starring
Florinda Bolkan, Catherine Spaak, Maria Schneider
Overview
An Italian woman who has not heard from her daughter for a while travels to London, where the daughter is living, and is shocked to be confronted with the young woman's world. During the brief days they spend together, the women come to acknowledge the insurmountable differences that exist between them despite the love they share.

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Directed by
Enrico Maria Salerno
Genres
Drama
Starring
Florinda Bolkan, Catherine Spaak, Maria Schneider
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • isolation
  • identity
  • love
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Enrico Maria Salerno
Written by
Enrico Maria Salerno, Lina Wertmüller, Marco Leto, Bruno Di Geronimo
Starring
Florinda Bolkan, Catherine Spaak, Maria Schneider, Tom Baker, Malcolm Stoddard, Jean Anderson, Susan Macready, Colin McColl
Music
Riz Ortolani
Cinematography
Dario Di Palma
Runtime
94 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
Italian

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