2012 · drama · political
Dormant Beauty
Directed by Marco Bellocchio1h 55m2012
A mosaic of several intertwined stories questioning the meaning of life, love and hope, set during the last six days in the life of Eluana Englaro, a young woman who spent 17 years in a vegetative state.
Our read: Dormant Beauty (2012) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded drama · political entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured drama / political, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
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