Respiro (2002)

Grazia is a free-spirited mother-of-three married to shy fisherman Pietro and living on the idyllic but isolated island of Lampedusa in the Mediterranean Sea. She shows signs of manic depressive behavior — one moment she's laughing wildly and swimming half-naked in the sea, while the next she's curled in a ball on her bed. Out of her earshot, the adult members of her extended family vaguely discuss sending her to a facility of some sort in Northern Italy.

Genres: Drama

What to watch after Respiro

• The Last Kiss (2001) — Same feel: emotional, dramatic
• Golden Door (2006) — Emanuele Crialese directed both
• Rose Island (2020) — Elio Germano appears in both
• Reality (2012)
• The Consequences of Love (2004)
• Journey to Italy (1954) — Same subject: husband wife relationship