The Box (1994) poster
1994 · lisbon · blind-beggar · fable

The Box

Directed by Luiz Alberto Pereira1h 40m1994
ElsewhereIMDb7.148TMDB7.01
  • measured
  • inventive
  • signature
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Neutral, measured, measured lisbon / blind-beggar, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.

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The Box (1994) reads as a neutral, measured, inventive lisbon · blind-beggar · fable entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.

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You want a quirky Brazilian fantasy about a man stuck inside a TV set.

ends upliftingyou’ll be fine aftergrabs you earlygrips by minute 5attention 3/5breezes bysubtitles: full
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around

Skip it tonightYou want realistic drama or find surreal premises silly.

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Mood · HeavyCosy
Pacing · Slow-burnKinetic
Intensity · GentleExtreme
Weirdness · ConventionalSurreal
Hope · NihilisticRedemptive
Stakes · IntimateEpic
Humour · NoneBroad
Reality · GroundedFantastical
Density · SparseTwisty
Warmth · ColdTender
Auteur · TransparentSignature
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