Name: Ammazzare il tempo
Genre: Drama
Released: 1979-09-08
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Stefania Casini, Fabio Garriba, Paola Morra

Italian cinema has deeply influenced world cinema through its socially conscious realism and modernist experimentation, but it also flourished in popular genres like peplum (sword & sandal), giallo thrillers, and broad comedies. Its narratives often weave together politics, contemporary social change, class consciousness, and family dynamics, balancing artistic ambition with entertainment that resonated widely.

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The drama genre is a broad category that features stories portraying human experiences, emotions, conflicts, and relationships in a realistic and emotionally impactful way. Dramas delve into the complexities of human life, often exploring themes of love, loss, morality, societal issues, personal growth, with the aim to evoke an emotional response from the audience by presenting relatable and thought-provoking stories.

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Sara, a 30-year-old journalist who is a veteran of the '68 rebellion, experiences the contradictions of her integration into the society she had rejected. Her partner, Igor, a psychoanalyst all about the anxiety of explaining the world.

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