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Ladrão, Precisa-se...

1946

A gentle, playful old-fashioned comedy of manners, more charming than laugh-out-loud, with a leisurely pace and a light romantic spark.

Overview
Lena's uncle died and left his niece estates in Alentejo as an inheritance—with one peculiar condition: that by the end of the year, someone must steal her most valuable possession. If she doesn't want to lose her inheritance, Lena really needs a thief...

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • family
  • greed
  • love
  • deception
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Jorge Brum do Canto
Starring
Leonor Maia, Maria da Graça, Brunilde Júdice, Alda de Aguiar, Gina Bonotto, Isabel de Castro, Virgílio Teixeira, Pedro Navarro
Cinematography
João Silva, Aurélio Rodrigues
Country
Portugal

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