Rent Brazil (1985)

3.8 of 5 from 414 ratings
2h 16min
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Synopsis:
It's only a state of mind. Jonathan Pryce stars as Sam Lowry in this surrealistic spectacle about a daydreaming bureaucrat trapped in a future dystopia where love is forbidden from interfering with efficiency. But with the help of an underground superhero (Robert De Niro) and a beautiful mystery woman (Kim Greist), Sam learns to soar to freedom on the wings of his untamed imagination, or so he thinks.
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Directors:
Producers:
Arnon Milchan
Writers:
Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown, Charles Alverson
Others:
George Gibbs, Richard Conway, Norman Garwood, Maggie Gray
Studio:
20th Century Fox
Genres:
Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Awards:

1986 BAFTA Best Production Design

1986 BAFTA Best Visual Effects

BBFC:
Release Date:
19/05/2003
Run Time:
136 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles:
Danish, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.85:1
Colour:
Technicolor
Bonus:
  • Documentary: 'What is Brazil?'
  • Theatrical Trailer
BBFC:
Release Date:
05/12/2011
Run Time:
136 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles:
English Hard of Hearing
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.85:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
(0) All
Bonus:
  • Featurette: What Is Brazil?
  • Trailer

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Reviews (3) of Brazil

Not for me. - Brazil review by LH

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17/07/2018

It's not often I don't finish a film, but this is one. Just like Terry Gillingham and like dystopia views of the the future, but the in this film were lame. It's almost like the film is trying to be too allegorical to the detriment of the characterisations. I found Ben Wheatley's adaptation of getting Ballard's High Rise similarly difficult to sit through, despite living all his other films.

I guess what I'm trying to say if you like highly stylised films with great spring and awesome props, you'll like Brazil, but if you like film for a storyline and characterisations with a semblance of decent plot you'll drift off in Brazil and stay thinking about Putney things.... "Oooh I think I left the iron on."

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Brazil - nuts! - Brazil review by Cherry

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13/10/2006

Saw half of this and thought it was rubbish.

0 out of 7 members found this review helpful.

Brilliant! - Brazil review by CP Customer

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30/09/2011

Adaptation (very loose but genial) of Orwell dystopia "1984". In my opinion it's best Terry Gilliam film..

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