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Illusion Travels by Streetcar

1954 · 90 min

A gentle, episodic ramble through city streets, mixing warm humour with quiet melancholy as small plans go charmingly awry.

Overview: Confronted with the unfortunate news that their favorite Streetcar, no. 133, is going to be decommissioned, two Municipal Transit workers get drunk and decide to "take 'er for one last spin," as it were. Unfortunately, the "one last spin" ends up being an all-night and all-day scramble to stay out of trouble, as they are confronted with situation after sometimes bizarre situation that prevents them from returning the "borrowed" Streetcar!

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
work
class
freedom
survival
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Luis Buñuel
Written by: Luis Alcoriza, Juan de la Cabada, José Revueltas
Starring: Lilia Prado, Carlos Navarro, Fernando Soto, Agustín Isunza, Miguel Manzano, Guillermo Bravo Sosa, José Pidal, Felipe Montoya
Music: Luis Hernández Bretón
Cinematography: Raúl Martínez Solares
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Mexico
Languages: Spanish

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