Maddalena, Zero for Conduct

Maddalena, Zero for Conduct

Directed by Vittorio De Sica

Produced by Artisti Associati

194079 min6.3 / 10

A charming romantic comedy built on a delightful case of mistaken identity, where an imaginary pen pal becomes unexpectedly real.

A young woman teaches commercial writing and makes her students practice by writing letters addressed to an imaginary recipient from Vienna. One day, the love letter the woman writes to this non-existent man is accidentally sent by one of her students –and falls into the hands of a real person.

Questions people ask

  • Is Maddalena, Zero for Conduct violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Maddalena, Zero for Conduct easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Does Maddalena, Zero for Conduct end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is Maddalena, Zero for Conduct scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Maddalena, Zero for Conduct sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% 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.

27/ 100

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Rarity3

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Surprise64

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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