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2008 · comedy · romance

Just a Father

Directed by Luca Lucini1h 29m2008

Carlo is a doctor that has recently lost his wife. Affected by the loss, he is supported by his family and friends, and, above all, for the love he feels towards his little daughter. And then, one day, he meets Camille.

Our read: Just a Father (2008) reads as a cosy, steady, grounded comedy · romance entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.

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Cosy, steady, gentle comedy / romance, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.

ElsewhereIMDb6.6474
  • cosy
  • gentle
  • redemptive
  • tender
  • intimate
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How Just a Father feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want a gentle Italian story of a widower doctor finding love again with his daughter.”

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