Movie

The May Revolution

1937 · 138 min

A stately, earnest old-fashioned drama that plays like a lecture wrapped in a love story, slow and heavy with ideology.

Overview: The most well-known fascist propaganda film in Portugal. A communist man falls in love with a woman of Salazarian beliefs and changes his way of looking at things.
How it feels: Earnest, romantic, satirical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Politics, love, identity, faith
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
love
identity
faith
betrayal
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild