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Love Strange Love

1982·Movie
2h 3min

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Strong craft, striking style, no humor.

Energy

Calm and low-key

Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.

  • Tension4
  • Spectacle3
  • Violence3

Heart

Melancholic and moving

Much of it is about growing up.

  • Coming of Age9
  • Melancholy8
  • Pathos7

Humor

A little humor

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Wit & Wordplay3
  • Dark Humor1
  • Situational Comedy0

World

Growing up, the mind, and history

  • Ambiguity8
  • World Immersion7
  • Dialogue Centrality7

Craft

Standout direction and characters

  • Direction8
  • Character Depth8
  • Non-linear Narrative8

Style

Standout cinematography

  • Cinematography8
  • Editing7
  • Visual Stylization7

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About

For them, everything was permited.

A man remembers forty-eight crucial hours in his life when, as a child, he visited his mother, the favorite woman of an important politician, in a bordello owned by him, right before some important political changes in 1937 Brazil. In those hours, he discovers his own sexuality.
Erotic DramaComing-of-Age MemoryHistorical BrazilPsychological ExplorationSensual & MelancholyChildhood SexualityPolitical BackdropSlow Burn NarrativeAmbiguous & Reflective

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Is Love Strange Love worth watching?

56
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Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 57/100 (IMDb 5.7). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

What is Love Strange Love rated?

NuditySexual contentDisturbing imagery

Content advisories: nudity, sexual content, and disturbing imagery.

How long is Love Strange Love?

2 h 3 min

Love Strange Love runs 2 h 3 min.

What language is Love Strange Love in?

PortugueseGerman

It was made in Portuguese, with some German. Produced in Brazil.