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Love Strange Love

1982 · 123 min

A slow, uneasy plunge into a child's sexual awakening amid political intrigue, leaving a lingering sense of discomfort and melancholy.

Directed by
Walter Hugo Khouri
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Marcelo Ribeiro, Vera Fischer, Tarcísio Meira
Tagline
For them, everything was permited.
Overview
A man remembers forty-eight crucial hours in his life when, as a child, he visited his mother, the favorite woman of an important politician, in a bordello owned by him, right before some important political changes in 1937 Brazil. In those hours, he discovers his own sexuality.

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Directed by
Walter Hugo Khouri
Genres
Drama, History
Starring
Marcelo Ribeiro, Vera Fischer, Tarcísio Meira
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 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
  • coming-of-age
  • sexuality
  • memory
  • power
  • family
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, history
Directed by
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Written by
Walter Hugo Khouri
Starring
Marcelo Ribeiro, Vera Fischer, Tarcísio Meira, Íris Bruzzi, Xuxa, Mauro Mendonça, Walter Forster, Vanessa Alves
Music
Rogério Duprat
Cinematography
Antonio Meliande
Runtime
123 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
German, Portuguese

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