The Staggering Girl

The Staggering Girl

Directed by Luca Guadagnino

Produced by Frenesy Film, Ibla Film

201937 min5.7 / 10

A contemplative, art-inflected meditation on memory and maternal connection, where a woman confronts her past through her mother's creative work.

Francesca, an Italian-American writer who lives in New York, must return to Rome to retrieve her aging mother. There, the ghosts of her childhood will come to her through her mother's art.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Staggering Girl sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is The Staggering Girl violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is The Staggering Girl scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is The Staggering Girl easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Does The Staggering Girl 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.

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23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity75

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Staggering Girl

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Staggering Girl

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Staggering Girl, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Staggering Girl, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Staggering Girl, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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