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Novela

1992 · 7 min

A quick, playful animated spoof of television habits that breezes by with light satire and gentle absurdity.

Directed by
Otto Guerra
Genres
Animation, Comedy
Overview
What happens during the commercial breaks in the prime-time slots of our television networks? How many stories are told and repeated year after year? "Novela" is a segment of this sacred hour when the entire country eagerly awaits the scenes from the next episodes.

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Directed by
Otto Guerra
Genres
Animation, Comedy
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • media
    • celebrity
    • deception
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • animated
    • mockumentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour7
    Realism4
    Romance2
    Tension2
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    animation, comedy
    Directed by
    Otto Guerra
    Written by
    Adalgisa Luz, Otto Guerra
    Starring
    Pilly Calvin, Carlos Cunha, Cláudia Meneghetti, Sepé Tiaraju
    Runtime
    7 min
    Country
    Brazil
    Languages
    Portuguese

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