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Dearest Relatives, Poisonous Relations (1992)
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Original name: Parenti serpenti
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Like every year, everyone is going back to the ancestral family's home for the Christmas holidays. But this time, the old folks have a surprise, a good surprise for them. They have decided to go living with one of their children and make him or her inherit the family house.
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, tragicomedy
Plot:
christmas, family drama, family secret, greed, satire, hypocrisy, manipulation, moral ambiguity, social commentary, absurdism, bittersweet, dark humor, lgbt, bourgeoisie, family relations, holiday, family, family secrets
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Story:
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Genre: Comedy
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Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Duration: 94 min.
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Time:
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Story:
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