
Luna
Between a mother and son. Between the delicate boundaries of love.
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Release Date
8/29/1979Runtime
142 minsGenres
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
ReleasedOriginal Language
ItalianBudget
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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
Heads up
Sexual contentAddictionChild endangerment

Jill Clayburgh
Caterina Silveri

Matthew Barry
Joe Silveri

Veronica Lazăr
Marina

Renato Salvatori
Communist

Fred Gwynne
Douglas Winter

Alida Valli
Giuseppe's Mother
Elisabetta Campeti
Arianna

Franco Citti
Man in Bar

Roberto Benigni
Upholsterer

Carlo Verdone
Director of Caracalla

Peter Eyre
Edward
Mustapha Barat
Mustafa (as Stéphane Barat)
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