Valentine Roncalli navigates marriage, family business, and cultural clashes in this warm romantic tale of craftsmanship and love.
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Valentine Roncalli navigates marriage, family business, and cultural clashes in this warm romantic tale of craftsmanship and love.
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For over one hundred years, the Angelini Shoe Company in Greenwich Village has relied on the leather produced by Vechiarelli & Son in Tuscany. This historic business partnership provides the twist of fate for Valentine Roncalli, the schoolteacher turned shoemaker, to fall in love with Gianluca Vechiarelli, a tanner with a complex past . . . and a secret. A piece of surprising news is revealed on a fateful Christmas Eve when Valentine and Gianluca join her extended family. Now faced with life-alt...
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Sexual content
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Central romance and marriage with honeymoon references; non-explicit, fade-to-black intimacy.
Violence & gore
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No violence depicted
Profanity
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Mild emotional outbursts; no strong profanity noted.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation depicted
Religious content
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Family Christmas Eve gathering; no devotional or ritual focus.
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft depicted
Occult / demonology
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No occult content depicted
Political content
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No political or ideological content depicted
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Themes of loss and family secrets; no abuse or assault depicted.
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