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In Vanda's Room

2001 · 171 min

A patient, immersive gaze into lives of quiet desperation, demanding endurance and rewarding attention with raw, painterly intimacy.

Directed by
Pedro Costa
Genres
Drama
Overview
An unflinching, fragmentary look at a handful of self-destructive, marginalized people, but taking as main focus the heroin-addicted Vanda Duarte.
How it feels
Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Addiction, isolation, politics, survival
Content
Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Pedro Costa
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language strong
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism10
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness8
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight9

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    • Criterion Channel

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Pedro Costa
    Written by
    Pedro Costa
    Starring
    Vanda Duarte, Lena Duarte, Manuel Gomes Miranda, Diogo Pires Miranda, Evangelina Nelas, Miquelina Barros, Paulo Jorge Gonçalves, António Semedo Moreno
    Cinematography
    Pedro Costa
    Runtime
    171 min
    Country
    Portugal, Germany, Switzerland
    Languages
    Portuguese

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