Troubling Love

Troubling Love

Directed by Mario Martone

Produced by Teatri Uniti, Lucky Red

1995104 min6.0 / 10

A melancholic neo-noir mystery about a woman excavating her mother's hidden life and her own suppressed trauma in the shadowed streets of Naples.

When her elderly mother is found dead under sordid circumstances, Delia returns to her native Naples for the first time in years to attend the funeral. Trying to piece together her estranged parent's secret life, she'll face the hidden memories that shaped her family history.

Questions people ask

  • Is Troubling Love sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Troubling Love scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Does Troubling Love end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Troubling Love easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Troubling Love violent? 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.

27/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity70

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise7

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Troubling Love, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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