Metello

Metello

Directed by Mauro Bolognini

Produced by Documento Film

1970107 min5.8 / 10

A character-driven drama about a working-class youth navigating love, politics, and social aspiration in 19th-century Italy, grounded in intimate relationships and ideological struggle.

The story of a young man of the working class, who has grown up practically an orphan due to his father’s repeated jailings for anarchistic activism. Struggling with life in 19th-century Italy, Metello Salani is determined to change his situation for the better - but love, marriage and politics complicate things considerably...

Questions people ask

  • Is Metello sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Metello easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Metello end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Metello violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Metello scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

16/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity28

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise7

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Metello

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Metello

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Metello, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Metello, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Metello, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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