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In the Devil's Throat

1960 · 90 min

A slow, brooding chamber piece where confined strangers and restless daughters simmer with quiet unease and melancholy.

Directed by
Walter Hugo Khouri
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Starring
Luigi Picchi, Odete Lara, Edla Van Steen
Overview
Four deserters from Paraguay War hide in an old drunkard's country seat. The latter has two daughters who are unhappy with their recluse lives.

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Directed by
Walter Hugo Khouri
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Starring
Luigi Picchi, Odete Lara, Edla Van Steen
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • war
  • family
  • survival
  • betrayal
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
adventure, drama
Directed by
Walter Hugo Khouri
Written by
Walter Hugo Khouri
Starring
Luigi Picchi, Odete Lara, Edla Van Steen, Fernando Baleroni, Sérgio Hingst, José Mauro de Vasconcelos, André Dobroy, Milton Ribeiro
Cinematography
Rudolf Icsey
Runtime
90 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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