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Christopher Columbus, The Enigma

2007 · 75 min

A quiet, cerebral docudrama that unfolds like a patient historical inquiry, rewarding close attention with its reflective, enigmatic mood.

Tagline: Life is the journey, life is the enigma...
Overview: A true story of a doctor and his wife who went on a journey in order to prove that discoverer Christopher Columbus was in fact Portuguese. Inspired by the book "Cristóvão Colon Era Português".
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, obsession, memory, exploration
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: identity
obsession
memory
exploration
family
Places: road trip
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none