Short film

How Fernando Pessoa Saved Portugal

2018 · 27 min

A dry, deadpan literary lark that ambles through old Lisbon with theatrical stiffness and quiet absurdist charm.

Overview: Lisbon, Portugal, 1927. The writer and journalist Fernando Pessoa accepts from his boss the commission to create an advertising slogan for the drink Coca-Louca; but conservative government authorities consider the new drink as revolutionary as it is diabolical.
How it feels: Whimsical, satirical, light and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Art, media, politics, identity
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
media
politics
identity
power
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none