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Brazil
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R,2hrs 11min
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December 1, 1985
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Universal Pictures
Synopsis: Brazil constitutes Terry Gilliam's enormously ambitious follow-up to his 1981 Time Bandits. It also represents the second installment in a trilogy of Gilliam films on imagination versus reality, that began with Bandits and ended in 1989 with The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. To create this wild, visually audacious satire, Gilliam combines dystopian elements from Orwell, Huxley and Kafka (plus a central character who mirrors Walter Mitty) with his own trademark, Monty Python-esque, jet black British ... Full Synopsis
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One of those rare gems that prove equally stunning on both aesthetic and cerebral levels. Full Review
Metascore
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88
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
Featured Cast
Sam Lowrey, Sam Lowry
Harry Tuttle
Jack Lint
Jill Layton
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