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Simão, o Fantasma Trapalhão

1998 · 80 min

Silly, good-natured slapstick with a friendly haunting, easy to watch with kids and never scary.

Overview
Two jumbled and coward drivers join a rich family that moves to an ancient castle inhabited by a resented, but friendly ghost.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • friendship
  • found family
  • fate
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour8
Realism2
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, family, fantasy, mystery
Directed by
Paulo Aragão
Written by
Renato Aragão
Starring
Renato Aragão, Dedé Santana, Roberto Guilherme, Fernanda Rodrigues, Marcelo Augusto, Dirce Migliaccio, Eloísa Mafalda, Oswaldo Loureiro
Cinematography
César Moraes
Runtime
80 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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