Movie

Bufo & Spallanzani

2001 · 101 min

A slippery, cerebral mystery that keeps you leaning in, unsure who is deceiving whom, with a wry, humid unease.

Overview: Ivan Canabrava is a writer, turned insurance ivestigator who investigates mysterious deaths involving Bufo Marinus. Bufo Marinus is a frog poison causing catalepsy in humans, simulating death, enabling grand insurance fraud and other crimes. Ten years later, now as a successful writer, similar characters possibly using Bufo Marinus reappear and create an intricate plot full of surprises.
How it feels: Tense, cynical, eerie and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Deception, obsession, crime, identity
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
obsession
crime
identity
mystery
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild