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Mother and Daughter (1980)

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Original title
Maternale
Directed by
Giovanna Gagliardo
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1960s Italy, a young woman stops speaking and develops disordered eating because of a strained relationship with her mother.

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What happens

Maternale è un film per la televisione del 1978, esordio alla regia di Giovanna Gagliardo. Anni '60. A causa della tensione dei rapporti con la madre, una ragazza si chiude in un ostinato mutismo, mostrando inoltre disturbi nell'alimentazione. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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