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Prosopopeia
CORALINA learned to scream to scare away evil. VALENTINA exercises and draws when the day dawns. BALBINA performs physical and spiritual cleansing; Her gift is organizing situations. GODOFREDO, romantic and attentive, works playing music and is great at livening up parties. COSMA, a singing dancer, who knows everything about philosophy, is DAMIANA's sister who writes love songs for beginning composers. MARGARIDA ran away from home at a young age and is a professional at doing hairstyles. ERANDIR wants to discover the world by dancing. ARIEL, an impeccable makeup artist, sells ice cream in the square. The troupe of artists pulled themselves out of their hole and stood up. As in a dream, they rehearsed a few steps and followed, with rhymes and risks… happily.
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Plot Summary
A young man, struggling with a mysterious illness and his family's fractured relationships, embarks on a journey into the dark woods. As he delves deeper into the wilderness, he uncovers unsettling truths about himself and his past, blurring the lines between reality and hallucination. The film explores themes of psychological distress and the haunting echoes of trauma.
Critical Reception
Prosopopeia received a mixed to positive reception, with critics often highlighting its atmospheric tension and unsettling themes, though some found its narrative obscure. Audiences were divided, with some appreciating its experimental approach and others finding it too abstract.
What Reviewers Say
Praised for its oppressive atmosphere and psychological depth.
Noted for its ambiguous narrative that can be both intriguing and frustrating.
Some critics found the visual style compelling but the story difficult to follow.
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Fun Fact
The film's title, 'Prosopopeia', is a rhetorical device where an inanimate object or absent person is represented as a person or is made to speak.
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