1965 · drama · family
Sandra
Directed by Luchino Visconti1h 40m1965
Sandra returns to her hometown to take care of family business, but childhood memories and secrets soon overcome her.
Our read: Sandra (1965) reads as a heavy, steady, inventive drama · family entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, steady, measured drama / family, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- bleak
- cold
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