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La Terra Trema (1949) | Ranked Top 11% · CriticCrunch

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La Terra Trema

Movie1949·160 min

La Terra Trema

Directed by Luchino Visconti

A drama film directed by Luchino Visconti.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 11%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.8/10

180 ratings

About La Terra Trema

In rural Sicily, the fishermen live at the mercy of the greedy wholesalers. One family risks everything to buy their own boat and operate independently.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: social injustice, family legacy, ambition hubris, mid century, ecological nature, international, ocean maritime, small town, parent child, group found family, underdog, everyman, rise and fall, survival, corruption

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Details

Director: Luchino Visconti
Language: Italian

Cast

Antonio Arcidiacono, Giuseppe Arcidiacono, Venera Bonaccorso

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How La Terra Trema Ranks

All movies

Top 11%

1940s movies

Top 20%

Drama movies

Top 10%

1940s Drama movies

Top 22%

Luchino Visconti films#4 of 13

Top 11% All movies.

the vibe

La Terra Trema Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burndarkintenselayeredseriouspersonalearnest

gritty

contemplative

What it's about

rise & fallsurvivalsocial injusticefamily legacyambition hubrisunderdogeverymanparent childgroup found familyecological naturecorruptioninternationalocean maritimesmall townmid-century

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

grittygritty