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Saudade

2012 · 14 min

A quiet, contemplative meditation on longing that unfolds slowly, asking you to sit with its melancholy and let the mood linger.

Overview
“My eyes are imprisoned/ Weeping with great longing”. Soèdade (saudade) — “longing” or “yearning” — is a Portuguese word that does not have a precise translation in English. It has been described as a “…vague and constant desire for something that does not and probably cannot exist…”
How it feels
Melancholic, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Loneliness, memory, art, identity
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour0
Realism6
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Directed by
Jean-Claude Rousseau
Runtime
14 min
Country
France

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