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Brazil
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R,2hrs 11min
Genre:
Sci-Fi
Released:
December 1, 1985
Director:
Terry Gilliam
Distributor:
Universal Pictures
Starring:
Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Michael Palin  ...more
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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Janet Maslin, The New York Times
Brazil may not be the best film of the year, but it's a remarkable accomplishment for Mr. Gilliam, whose satirical and cautionary impulses work beautifully together. His film's ambitious visual style bears this out, combining grim, overpowering architecture with clever throwaway touches. Full Review
Metascore
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88
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
Based on 12 critic reviews
Featured Cast
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Jonathan Pryce
Sam Lowrey, Sam Lowry
Robert De Niro
Harry Tuttle
Michael Palin
Jack Lint
Kim Greist
Jill Layton
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