Luna

Luna

Between a mother and son. Between the delicate boundaries of love.

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Release Date

8/29/1979

Runtime

142 mins

Genres

Overview

While touring in Italy, a recently-widowed American opera singer has an incestuous relationship with her 15-year-old son to help him overcome his heroin addiction.

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Budget

-

Revenue

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A deeply transgressive family drama that unfolds with operatic intensity amid the glamour of Italian touring. The film confronts taboo desire and maternal desperation with unflinching, uncomfortable sincerity.

Mood

UnsettlingMelancholicDread-soakedClaustrophobic

Themes

GriefFamilyAddictionComing of ageLove

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

PainterlyFormalist

Structure

Two-hander

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Sexual contentAddictionChild endangerment

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