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The Empire of Desire

1981 · 110 min

A sunlit, uneasy drift of desire and class friction, watching people circle each other with wry detachment and quiet longing.

Directed by: Carlos Reichenbach
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Roberto Miranda, Benjamin Cattan, Meiry Vieira

Overview: A widow named Sandra is on a trip from the city to reclaim her remote beach house from squatters. She picks up a hippie couple along the way, eventually inviting them to become housesitters at her coastal getaway.

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Directed by: Carlos Reichenbach
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Roberto Miranda, Benjamin Cattan, Meiry Vieira

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 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
identity
isolation
sexuality
family
Places: sea
single country house
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: drama, comedy
Directed by: Carlos Reichenbach
Written by: Carlos Reichenbach
Starring: Roberto Miranda, Benjamin Cattan, Meiry Vieira, Orlando Parolini, Aldine Müller, Nadia Destro, Márcia Fraga, Marta Anderson
Cinematography: Carlos Reichenbach
Runtime: 110 min
Country: Brazil
Languages: Portuguese

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