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- BFI identifierN-524530
- Date2015 (Copyright)
- Production countryPortugal, France, Germany, Switzerland
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- SynopsisPortuguese director Miguel Gomes sets out to adapt the Arabian Nights, but is concerned about undertaking the venture during a period of economic crisis. His solution is to create a film that blends Scheherezade’s stories with real-life tales gleaned from the experiences of Portuguese people grappling with the consequences of the recession. The collage of stories include an elderly criminal who becomes a folk hero as he successfully evades the police; a judge who oversees a case involving 13 stolen cows, a group of mail-order brides, a genie and a machete-wielding human lie detector; and a Maltese poodle who shuffles between households in a recession-stricken estate. (Synopsis)
- Work historyConsists on a number of sections: Chronicle of the Escape of Simão 'Without Bowels', The Tears of the Judge, The Owners of Dixie: Part One: Glória, Luísa and Humberto, The Stories of the Residents of the Tower Block Told by Luísa and Humberto, Part Two: Vasco, Vânia, Anna and Her Grandchildren
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As mil e uma noites Volume 2, o desolado (Original)
Arabian Nights Volume Two The Desolate One (Alternative)
Arabian Nights Volume 2, The Desolate One (Help search)
As mil e uma noites Volume 2, o desolado (Help search)
Volume Two, The Desolate One (Help search)
Volume 2, o desolado (Help search)
Arabian Nights (Help search)
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- As mil e uma noites Volume 2, o desolado
Work - N-524530 - 2015 (Copyright)
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