TV series

A Vida Como Ela É...

1996 · 1 season

A wry, unsettling parade of small domestic scandals, each episode a sharp little jab at respectable hypocrisy.

Overview: Adaptations of 40 short stories of brazilian playwright Nelson Rodrigues, written between 1951 and 1961. The stories were considered scandalous at the time as Rodrigues used immoral characters and black humor to satirize the hypocrisy and repression in people's daily lives.
How it feels: Satirical, cynical, dark and absurd. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Class, betrayal, morality, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
betrayal
morality
identity
family
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild