Per amore di una donna
An American woman’s journey through late-1970s Israel becomes an intimate search for the family history that shaped her identity.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- reflective
- wistful
- intimate
- quiet evening
- reflective weekend
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Esther travels to Israel specifically to search for her family's origins and reconstruct its story.
The plot centers on piecing together an extraordinary family history rather than pursuing an external adventure.
An American woman journeys to Israel to understand the origins of her family and her cultural inheritance.
The journey and family-history reconstruction are explicitly situated in Israel in the late 1970s.
Films like Per amore di una donna, and why
The Namesake
shared focus on diaspora, family origins, identity, and emotionally reflective historical storytelling
A Tale of Love and Darkness
shared Italian-Israeli cultural context, family memory, and reconstruction of inherited history
The Joy Luck Club
shared journey into ancestral identity, migration, and quietly layered family drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Guido Chiesa
- Release Date
- 2025-05-29
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (3)
Cast
- Ana Ularu
- Marc Rissmann
- Anastasia Doaga
- Alban Ukaj
- Elena Lander
- Sira Topic
Common questions
- What is Per amore di una donna about?
- An American woman’s journey through late-1970s Israel becomes an intimate search for the family history that shaped her identity.
- What is Per amore di una donna like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Per amore di una donna as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Per amore di una donna violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Per amore di una donna.
- Which films are like Per amore di una donna?
- Films with a similar feel include The Namesake, A Tale of Love and Darkness, and The Joy Luck Club.
- How long is Per amore di una donna?
- Per amore di una donna runs 117 minutes.
