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Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...

2012 · 33 min

A quiet, contemplative essayistic drift through a small Portuguese town, searching for traces of a writer's presence in places and memories. Slow and reflective, it asks for patience rather than offering easy answers.

Directed by
João Canijo
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Nuno Lopes
Overview
This film is an attempt to disclose if Raul Brandão has left any trace, in Nespereira, Gumarães.
How it feels
Melancholic, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Memory, art, identity, isolation
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
João Canijo
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Nuno Lopes
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
João Canijo
Written by
João Canijo
Starring
Nuno Lopes
Cinematography
Mário Castanheira
Runtime
33 min
Country
Portugal
Languages
Portuguese

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