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Gebo and the Shadow

2012 · 95 min

A hushed, stagebound chamber piece of waiting and dread, carried by grave faces and long, deliberate conversations.

Genres
Drama
Overview
Despite his age and general weariness, Gebo keeps on working as an accountant to provide for his family. He lives with his wife, Doroteia, and his daughter-in-law, Sofia, but it is the absence of João, son and husband, that worries them.Gebo seems to be hiding something, especially to Doroteia, who is anxiously waiting to see her son again. Sofia is also waiting for her husband to come home, and yet she fears him. All of a sudden, João arrives and everything changes.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • politics
  • betrayal
  • guilt
Places
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Manoel de Oliveira
Written by
Manoel de Oliveira
Starring
Michael Lonsdale, Claudia Cardinale, Jeanne Moreau, Leonor Silveira, Luís Miguel Cintra, Ricardo Trêpa, Luis Inacio, Bastien Guio
Cinematography
Renato Berta
Runtime
95 min
Country
Portugal, France
Languages
French

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