Brazil
1985 · TMDB 7.7
Directed by Terry Gilliam
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.
Why it matters
The Criterion Collection (DVD / Blu-ray)Terry Gilliam’s battle with Universal Pictures over the final cut of Brazil is legendary. Criterion’s seminal release included both Gilliam’s director's cut and the heavily re-edited "Love Conquers All" studio television version, serving as...
- Runtime
- 143 min
- Released
- 1985-02-20
- Studio
- Embassy International Pictures
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 7.7
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