Little Lips

Little Lips

Love can be a healer but it can also be the most powerful and destructive force on Earth.

Directed by Mimmo Cattarinich

Produced by Alba Cinematografica, Estela Films

197886 min5.0 / 10

A deeply troubled psychological drama about a traumatized war veteran's descent into a morally and emotionally destructive fixation on a child, framed as redemptive but fundamentally dark.

A writer returns home to his estate after service in World War I. He has developed a very bad case of depression due to a war wound concerning his genitalia. He contemplates suicide, but recovers after becoming interested in his caretaker's 12 year-old war orphan niece, who now lives in the manor.

Questions people ask

  • Is Little Lips sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.

  • Is Little Lips easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Little Lips end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Little Lips violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Little Lips scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity88

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Little Lips

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Little Lips

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Little Lips, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Little Lips, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Little Lips, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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