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Cuentos inmorales

1978 · 115 min

A patchwork of wry, uneasy urban vignettes that drifts between dry humour and quiet discomfort.

Overview
Four stories taking place in Lima, Peru in the 70s.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • morality
  • love
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour4
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Pili Flores-Guerra, José Carlos Huayhuaca, Francisco J. Lombardi, Augusto Tamayo San Román
Written by
Pili Flores-Guerra, Augusto Tamayo San Román, José Carlos Huayhuaca
Starring
Carmen Rosa Diez-Canseco, Clorinda Baca, Mary Ann Sarmiento, Gianfranco Annichini, Yvonne Frayssinet, Gustavo Vergara, Melanie Frayssinet, Alejandro Guimoye Calle
Runtime
115 min
Country
Peru
Languages
Spanish

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