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Bert

1998 · 100 min

A quiet, brooding island search that drifts into memory and obsession, asking patience as it slowly blurs what is real.

Directed by: Lluís Casasayas
Genres: Drama
Starring: Fermí Reixach, Mercedes Sampietro, Simón Andreu

Overview: Albert Teixidó (Bert) travels to the island of Mallorca after receiving a mysterious letter from his childhood friend Bernardo, who disappeared months earlier in the Tramontana mountains. On the island, he searches for clues to locate his friend, clues that will lead him to reveal forgotten events from the past and coincidences from the present, provoking Bert's obsession with continuing the search. This all culminates in an obsessive and metaphorical initiatory journey into the unknown.

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Directed by: Lluís Casasayas
Genres: Drama
Starring: Fermí Reixach, Mercedes Sampietro, Simón Andreu

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
mystery
memory
isolation
identity
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Lluís Casasayas
Written by: Lluís Casasayas
Starring: Fermí Reixach, Mercedes Sampietro, Simón Andreu, Marika Lagercrantz, Aina Compte, María Reus, Baltasar Cortés, María Jesús Hoyos
Music: Miquel Àngel Aguiló, Francesc Aguiló
Cinematography: Federico Ribes, Lluís Casasayas
Runtime: 100 min
Languages: Catalan, Spanish

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