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Posthumous Memories (2001)
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Posthumous Memories (2001)
Original name: Memórias Póstumas
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Portugal, Brazil
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Free adaptation of Machado de Assis' classic. The narrator is a rich dead man, who tells us about his life and times, making fun of both.
Style: contemplative, humorous, surreal, cynical, semi serious, suspense, biting
Plot: love and romance, society, introspection, fall in love, satire, wooing, unfulfillment, nude, dark humor, life after death, political election, nudity, wealth, narration, human nature, coffin, horse and carriage, horse drawn carriage, nudity (full frontal - brief)
Time: 19th century
Place: brazil, rio de janeiro, latin america

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The 92 Minutes of Mr. Baum (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Israel, France
Duration: 92 min.
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Duration: 80 min.
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Duration: 95 min.
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