Movie
Tall Stories
1988 · 91 min
A quiet, sunlit Portuguese summer unfolds slowly, observing a boy's holiday world with gentle, unhurried attention.
- Directed by
- Joaquim Pinto
- Genres
- Family, Drama
- Starring
- Bruno Leite, Inês de Medeiros, Isabel de Castro
- Overview
- 12-year-old Miguel is punished because he has not done his homework properly: he must stay at his aunt's inn for holidays. First bored, then a friendship begins between him and other inn's regular holiday-makers, like maid Luisa or fisherman João. But doctor Fernando's arrival is going to overwhelm the place's peaceful life and to change Miguel's mind.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, warm and cynical. Slow-burning and demanding.
- About
- Coming-of-age, friendship, identity, family
- Content
- Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Joaquim Pinto
- Genres
- Family, Drama
- Starring
- Bruno Leite, Inês de Medeiros, Isabel de Castro
