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2016 · 97 min · NR

Perfect Strangers

Directed by Paolo Genovese · Drama

Perfect Strangers (2016) is a Drama film, directed by Paolo Genovese set in Italy during the 2010s.

Themes of betrayal and friendship play out through single location / bottle and real time.

Composer
Maurizio Filardo
Cinematography
Fabrizio Lucci
Cast
Giuseppe BattistonAnna FogliettaMarco GialliniEdoardo LeoValerio MastandreaAlba RohrwacherKasia SmutniakBenedetta Porcaroli

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Italy
Setting
Urban
When
2010s

Premise & themes

Themes
BetrayalFriendship
Structure
Single Location / BottleReal Time
Tone
Darkly ComicTense

Shape

Protagonist
Ensemble
Pacing
Measured
Dialogue
Talky Dialogue Driven
Based on
Pure Fiction

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