# Luna (1979)

> An opera diva's desperate struggle to save her heroin-addicted son spirals into taboo intimacy and a painful reckoning with hidden family history.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/19022

## Facts

- Runtime: 142 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
- Cast: Jill Clayburgh, Matthew Barry, Veronica Lazăr, Renato Salvatori, Fred Gwynne, Alida Valli, Elisabetta Campeti, Franco Citti
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079495/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: anguished, operatic, claustrophobic, serious cinephile viewing, 1970s cinema exploration

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