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Páramo

2017 · 89 min

A slow, literary drift through melancholy and obsession, blurring the line between a young man's quest and his quiet despair.

Directed by: Andrés Díaz
Starring: Izaak Alatorre, Manuel Medina, Marylin Ricaño

Overview: Jesús, a young man who has finished his career in literature and philosophy, is delivering his thesis. He has a plan to commit suicide right after his thesis, regarding Juan Rulfo's novel mythical town Comala, is accepted. However, his thesis is rejected and now has to postpone his demise in order to find information to make his thesis better. He wants to find Comala.

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Directed by: Andrés Díaz
Starring: Izaak Alatorre, Manuel Medina, Marylin Ricaño

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
death
identity
isolation
art
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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