2019 · estate · epic · family
The Domain
Directed by Tiago Guedes2h 46m2019
The chronicle of a Portuguese family that owns one of the largest estates in Europe, on the south bank of the River Tagus. The Domain delves deeply into the secrets of their homestead, portraying the historical, political, economic and social life of Portugal, since the 1940's to these days.
Our read: The Domain (2019) reads as a sombre, measured, grounded estate · epic · family entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, measured, measured estate / epic, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
- sombre
- measured
- intense
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