2023 · romance · drama
Nuovo Olimpo
Directed by Ferzan Özpetek1h 52m2023
In 1970s Rome, a casual encounter between Enea and Pietro at a movie theater turns into an unforgettable romance — until destiny pulls them apart.
Our read: Nuovo Olimpo (2023) reads as a warm, measured, grounded romance · drama entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Warm, measured, gentle romance / drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, tender.
- measured
- gentle
- tender
- intimate
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