Struggle in Italy

Struggle in Italy

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Gorin

Produced by Cosmoseion, RAI

197160 min7.1 / 10

A politically engaged documentary-drama that interrogates ideology and false consciousness through the case of a young Italian woman, prioritizing intellectual critique over emotional comfort.

The film reveals how and why a supposedly revolutionary Italian girl has in fact fallen prey to bourgeois ideology.

Questions people ask

  • Does Struggle in Italy end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is Struggle in Italy sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Struggle in Italy violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Struggle in Italy easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Struggle in Italy scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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.

Written about

81/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity77

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise93

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Struggle in Italy

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Struggle in Italy

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Struggle in Italy, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Struggle in Italy, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Struggle in Italy, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

Share thisXBlueskyReddit