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Lies & Humiliations

April 15, 1988 0h 4m

Originally released in 1988. Lies & Humiliations is a feature film. directed by Eder Santos. At just 4 minutes, it's a tight, focused story.

Synopsis

Lies & Humiliations is a haunting and lyrical work that merges poetic language and Super-8 images to invoke memory and its ghosts. Infused with an almost ethereal light, images of a house evoke its past — an old-fashioned kitchen and dining room, an ancient roof. Visions that recall childhood memories are superimposed like apparitions onto images of the present. Spoken in voiceover, a Carlos Drumond de Andrade poem, LIQUIDACAO/Special Sale, becomes a denunciatory litany that emphasizes the past's inability to cope with the future: "The house was sold, with/All its remembrances/All its furniture/All its nightmares/All its committed sins/Or those about to be..."

Quick Facts

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Release Date April 15, 1988 37 years ago
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Runtime 0h 4m 4 minutes total
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Language English Original language

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Production Details

Status
Released
Original Language
EN

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Lies & Humiliations about?

Lies & Humiliations is a haunting and lyrical work that merges poetic language and Super-8 images to invoke memory and its ghosts. Infused with an almost ethereal light, images of a house evoke its...

Who directed Lies & Humiliations?

Lies & Humiliations was directed by Eder Santos.

How long is Lies & Humiliations?

Lies & Humiliations has a runtime of 0 hours and 4 minutes (4 minutes total).

When was Lies & Humiliations released?

Lies & Humiliations was released on April 15, 1988 in theaters.