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Carnival: Looking for Paulo 'Miller'

2008·Movie
22min
52
MediocreGoodWatch score

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Immersive world, strong craft, calm.

Energy

Calm and low-key

Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.

  • Tension2
  • Fast Pace2
  • Adrenaline0

Heart

Emotionally reserved

  • Nostalgia6
  • Wholesome4
  • Hopefulness4

Humor

Some situational comedy and absurdist humor

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Situational Comedy6
  • Absurdist Humor5
  • Wit & Wordplay3

World

Everyday modern life

Lived-in and easy to get lost in.

  • World Immersion8
  • Ambiguity8
  • Novelty8

Craft

Standout direction and storytelling

  • Meta Narrative9
  • Direction8
  • Narrative Structure8

Style

Standout editing

  • Editing8
  • Cinematography7
  • Sound Centrality6

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A 2008 short made in accompaniment with Our Beloved Month of August, documenting Gomes's and his crew's hapless search, during 2007's carnival, for one of Arganil's most storied and elusive characters (who does, in fact, ultimately appear as an interviewee/player in the finished film). Paulo "Miller" is known for taking a dangerous jump into the Alva from a bridge each year during carnival, but what this film is about is, in keeping with the free-roving feature, much less the subject himself than Gomes and co.'s inability to pin him down; not only does he not do his famous jump during this year's carnival, but an ostensible technical/audio failure (as with the feature, it's very difficult to say how much of this film is "fact," how much invented) during Gomes's initial on-camera meeting with Paulo "Miller" leads to five minutes of lip-readers attempting to decipher their conversation.
Meta-DocumentaryObservational CinemaPortuguese Carnival CultureElusive Character StudyAmbiguous RealityFilmmaking ProcessQuirky HumorAuthenticity QuestionsCultural Exploration

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Is Carnival: Looking for Paulo 'Miller' worth watching?

52
MediocreGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 53/100 (IMDb 4.5). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

How long is Carnival: Looking for Paulo 'Miller'?

0 h 22 min

Carnival: Looking for Paulo 'Miller' runs 0 h 22 min.

What language is Carnival: Looking for Paulo 'Miller' in?

Portuguese

It was made in Portuguese. Produced in Portugal.