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Brazil (1985) -- A bureaucrat in a retro-future world tries to correct an administrative error and himself becomes an enemy of the state.
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Overview

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Director:

Terry Gilliam

Writers:

Terry Gilliam (screenplay) &
Tom Stoppard (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

18 December 1985 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi more

Tagline:

It's only a state of mind. more

Plot:

A bureaucrat in a retro-future world tries to correct an administrative error and himself becomes an enemy of the state. full summary | full synopsis

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 1 nomination more

NewsDesk:
(82 articles)

10 Most Fascinating 'End of the World' Movies
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10 Most Fascinating 'End of the World' Movies
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Terry Gilliam's best. more (404 total)


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Additional Details

Also Known As:

1984 and 1/2 (UK) (working title)
1984½ (UK) (working title)
Brasil (Spain) [es]
Brazil (Serbia) [sr]
Brazil (Poland) [pl]
Brazil (Croatia) [hr]
Brazil (Greece) [el]
Brazil (France) [fr]
Brazil - O Filme (Brazil) [pt]
Brazil - bortom nuet (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Brazil - tämän hetken tuolla puolen (Finland) [fi]
Mirai seiki Brazil (Japan) [ja]
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MPAA:

Rated R for some strong violence. (edited version)

Runtime:

132 min | USA:94 min (edited version) | 142 min (director's cut)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Germany:12 (re-rating) (uncut) | Germany:18 (original rating) (cut) | Germany:12 (re-rating) (2003) | Brazil:14 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | New Zealand:R13 | Norway:16 (1985) | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 (DVD rating) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:18 (1985-2003)


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Trivia:

The samurai sequence was originally conceived to reflect Terry Gilliam's love for Akira Kurosawa films. more

Goofs:

Continuity: When the secretary transcribes the words of the tortured, the second time the text is shown, there's actually less text than in the first shot: already typed out lines are suddenly vanished. more

Quotes:

[first lines]
Singers: [TV commercial jingle] Central Services: We do the work, you do the pleasure.
TV commercial pitchman: Hi, there. I want to talk to you about ducts.
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Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Directors: The Films of Terry Gilliam (#1.2)" (????) more

Soundtrack:

Brazil more


FAQ

What does the title mean?
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What was the hideous mask that the torturer wears?
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59 out of 75 people found the following comment useful.
Terry Gilliam's best., 29 January 1999
Author: Jeff (spoonjef@aol.com) from L.A. CA

Brazil is a mad, paperwork obsessed, duct filled, shopping crazy world. In fact, Brazil is today, minus the ducts. Everyone is obsessed with shopping and in order to get anything done within the world of government, there is paperwork to be filled out, and filled out and on and on. Terry Gilliam's Orwellian nightmare is like a merging of Metropolis and his own mad drawings and cut outs the linked the sketches in Monty Python's Flying Circus. Bureaucrats abound in Gilliam's vision, and they run the place. Anyone with free will and imagination is thought to be dangerous. Visually, the film is a marvel of art direction and miniatures flawlessly edited together. So, be like Harry Tuttle. Go out, become a freelance guerilla plumber and try not to get consumed by paperwork. One last item. If you can, get the Criterion version of Brazil. It's the film that Terry Gilliam intended you to see.

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