The Purple Sea
DramaHistoryRomance
Nothing - not her father, not the church - can stop unruly Angela from being with her childhood best friend turned great love, Sara. Based on a true story, Viola di Mare, presents a uniquely engaging portrait of family, community and gender roles in a 19th century Italian village.
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A quiet, deeply felt portrait of burgeoning desire against societal constraints. It's a tender, yearning look at a love that defies convention, set against a richly detailed historical backdrop. Feels like a whispered secret.
intimateyearningtendermelancholicslow-burnperiod dramaarthousecharacter-drivenEuropean cinemaforbidden loveidentitycommunitytradition vs. progress
lesbian relationshiplgbtwoman directorlesbian
