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Brazil

1985

Terry Gilliam

Jonathan Pryce, Kim Greist, Michael Palin, Katherine Helmond ...

7.3

35,275

Sci-Fi. Drama. Comedy The film centers on Sam Lowry, a young man trying to find a woman who appears in his dreams while he is working in a mind-numbing job and living a life in a small apartment, set in a dystopian world in which there is an over-reliance on poorly maintained (and rather whimsical) machines.

	Author	Review
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"A superb example of the power of comedy to underscore serious ideas, even solemn ones (...) it's a remarkable accomplishment for Mr. Gilliam"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The movie is very hard to follow. I have seen it twice, and am still not sure exactly who all the characters are, or how they fit (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"A ferociously creative 1985 black comedy filled with wild tonal contrasts, swarming details, and unfettered visual invention--every shot carries a charge of surprise and delight"	POS
United Kingdom	Time Out	"Here Gilliam fuses terror and comedy with real brilliance; elsewhere the plot's gaping holes reduce the film to a glittering novelty."	NEU
United States	Entertainment Weekly	"One of those rare gems that prove equally stunning on both aesthetic and cerebral levels."	POS
United Kingdom	Adam Smith Empire	"Gilliam's dystopian epic remains among his best, blending his trademark visual inventiveness with a vicious brand of social satire. Unique and essential (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Variety Staff Variety	"'Brazil' offers a chillingly hilarious vision of the near-future"	POS

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