Brazil (1985) or: 1984½
McGee makes E dream of a dystopian duct-based bureaucracy. McGee finds Bobbie DeNiro's revolution a bit revolting, E's filed his praise for Bob Hoskins under the wrong name, and they both soar past a petulant protagonist to bask in the imaginative imagery of Brazil.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS: (Timestamps are approx.)
Exit Interview [Non-Spoilers] (00:00:00)
Focus Group [Spoilers] (00:24:44)
Under The Lights (00:57:19)
Behind the Lens (01:11:17)
Coming Soon (01:25:11)
CALL SHEET:
Dir. Terry Gilliam
Starring: Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins, Michael Palin, Ian Richardson, Peter Vaughan, and Kim Greist
CREDITS:
• Artwork by E. Theme song by Soul Spy. Bumper music “George Street Shuffle” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) CC BY 3.0
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