film "Brazil"

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The film "Brazil" is a 1985 dystopian black comedy directed by Terry Gilliam, known for its surreal visual style and satirical portrayal of a bureaucratic, totalitarian society.

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instanceOf black comedy film
dystopian film
feature film
science fiction film
awardReceived BAFTA Award for Production Design
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Picture
basedOn original screenplay
castMember Bob Hoskins
Ian Holm
Ian Richardson
Jim Broadbent
Jonathan Pryce
Katherine Helmond
Kim Greist
Michael Palin
Peter Vaughan
Robert De Niro
characterPortrayedBy Sam Lowry – Jonathan Pryce
linked to: Sam Lowry
cinematographer Roger Pratt
composer Michael Kamen
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
United States of America
director Terry Gilliam
distributor 20th Century Fox
Universal Pictures
editor Julian Doyle
genre black comedy
dystopian fiction
satire
science fiction
hasTagline It's only a state of mind.
influencedBy George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four
mainCharacter Sam Lowry
narrativeFocus satire of bureaucracy
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Art Direction
Academy Award for Best Original Score
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
originalLanguage English
producer Arnon Milchan
Terry Gilliam
productionCompany Embassy International Pictures
linked to: Embassy Pictures

Silver Screen Partners
publicationDate 1985
runtime approximately 132 minutes
screenwriter Charles McKeown
Terry Gilliam
Tom Stoppard
setting bureaucratic totalitarian state
title Brazil
visualStyle surreal

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