Taprobana
In this short comedy, Luis Vaz de Camoes, the greatest Portuguese renaissance poet, struggles creatively while engaging in a hedonistic, coprophagic, and drug addled lifestyle. The film follows the poet, and his lover Dinamene, as he writes his masterpiece, the epic poem "Os Lusiadas." He travels from the cacophony of the Indic jungles, surrounded by allegorical elephants and rhyming macaques, to the frontier of Heaven and Hell, where he is confronted by his fantasy: fame and immortality.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 2014 |
| Country | Denmark, Portugal, Sri Lanka |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Director | Gabriel Abrantes |
| Runtime | 24 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.7/10 (9 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film constructs an absurdist biography, relying on grotesque imagery and dark humor to explore the agony of creative block. It builds its narrative on the stark contrast between base depravity and lofty artistic ambition.
What lingers after viewing is a whirlwind of surreal tableaux, where the sacred and the profane collide, and genius flirts with madness. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Gabriel Abrantes
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Watch with a like-minded crowd, open to absurdist wit and intellectual mischief. Pair with a fortified wine.
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