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Contrapunto

1956 · 11 min

A brief, gentle fable about masks and recognition, quietly bittersweet and a little dreamlike in its simplicity.

Directed by: Antonio Artero, José Luis Pomarón
Starring: Maria del Pilar Sanvicente, Leo Alonso

Overview: The story of a man and a woman who fall in love when they wear a mask, but cannot recognise each other without it.

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Directed by: Antonio Artero, José Luis Pomarón
Starring: Maria del Pilar Sanvicente, Leo Alonso

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Tone: romanticstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
identity
deception
loneliness
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	5
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Directed by: Antonio Artero, José Luis Pomarón
Written by: Antonio Artero
Starring: Maria del Pilar Sanvicente, Leo Alonso
Cinematography: José Luis Pomarón
Runtime: 11 min
Country: Spain

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