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Madrepérola

1978 · 79 min

A strange, drifting ensemble piece that feels like a dream you half-remember, rewarding patience more than plot.

Overview
The idiosyncratic adventures of a group of individuals who share the same house.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • isolation
  • identity
  • found family
  • madness
  • friendship
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour4
Realism4
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity8
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Sérgio Bernardes Filho
Written by
Sérgio Bernardes Filho
Starring
Guará Rodrigues, Rubens Correia
Cinematography
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Runtime
79 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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