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Nicotiana

1964 · 14 min

A quiet, observational industrial portrait that moves from soil to smoke, asking patience and rewarding it with a wry, faintly mournful gaze.

Directed by
António de Macedo
Genres
Documentary
Overview
The tobacco industry in Portugal through time and the full process, from plantation of seeds to its vanishing in smoke.

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Directed by
António de Macedo
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 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
  • work
  • class
  • greed
  • nature
  • power
Places
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension1
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
António de Macedo
Runtime
14 min
Languages
Portuguese

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