Fitzcarraldo
Film1982157 min

Fitzcarraldo

Taste attributes: adventuredramahistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearbig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiprags to richessocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA sweeping adventure film, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

Fitzcarraldo is a dreamer who plans to build an opera house in Iquitos, in the Peruvian Amazon, so, in order to finance his project, he embarks on an epic adventure to collect rubber, a very profitable product, in a remote and unexplored region of the rainforest.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshiprags to richessocial commentary

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Klaus KinskiClaudia CardinaleJosé LewgoyMiguel Ángel FuentesPaul Hittscher

Details

Genre
Adventure
Year
1982
Runtime
157 min
Status
Released
Studio
Filmverlag der Autoren
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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