The Green Years

The Green Years

Directed by Paulo Rocha

Produced by Produções Cunha Telles

196391 min7.0 / 10

A coming-of-age romance set in 1960s Lisbon that explores class tensions and youthful desire through the collision between a provincial shoemaker's apprentice and a worldly housemaid.

Nineteen-year-old Julio heads to Lisbon from the provinces and gets a job as a shoemaker for his uncle Raul. But when he meets Ilda, a confident young housemaid who becomes a regular shop visitor, his working-class values collide with the bourgeois trappings of modern life.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Green Years scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is The Green Years violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is The Green Years easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is The Green Years sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Does The Green Years end with hope? 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.

56/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity25

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise83

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Green Years

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Green Years

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Green Years, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Green Years, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Green Years, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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