2000 · drama
In Vanda's Room (2000)
Directed by Pedro Costa2h 51m2000
An unflinching, fragmentary look at a handful of self-destructive, marginalized people, but taking as main focus the heroin-addicted Vanda Duarte.
Our read: In Vanda's Room (2000) (2000) reads as a heavy, slow-burn, inventive drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, slow-burn, measured drama, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- slow-burn
- inventive
- bleak
- cold
- signature
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