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Madrigal

2007 · 112 min

A dreamy, slippery romance where memory and invention blur, asking you to piece together what was real.

Directed by
Fernando Pérez
Genres
Drama, Science fiction
Starring
Carlos Enrique Almirante, Liety Chaviano, Ana de Armas
Overview
Javier is an actor with an affinity for writing. When he begins his love story with Luisita, he does not know where the truth begins and ends. Fifteen years later he has converted his story into literature that relates his tragic love story in a creative way.

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Directed by
Fernando Pérez
Genres
Drama, Science fiction
Starring
Carlos Enrique Almirante, Liety Chaviano, Ana de Armas
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    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • identity
    • memory
    • art
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • nonlinear
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism5
    Romance6
    Tension3
    Darkness5
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, science fiction
    Directed by
    Fernando Pérez
    Written by
    Eduardo del Llano Rodríguez, Susana Maria, Fernando Pérez
    Starring
    Carlos Enrique Almirante, Liety Chaviano, Ana de Armas, Luis Alberto García, Carla Sánchez, Yailene Sierra, Anciano Arpa
    Cinematography
    Raúl Pérez Ureta
    Runtime
    112 min
    Country
    Cuba
    Languages
    Spanish

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