City of Pirates

City of Pirates

1984 · 108 min · FR · 7.2 (49 votes)
Dir. Raúl Ruiz · Starring Hugues Quester, Anne Alvaro, Melvil Poupaud, André Engel, João Bénard da Costa, Clarisse Dole · Music Jorge Arriagada
DramaFantasy

A surreal odyssey in which a melancholic maidservant crosses paths with a homicidal little boy, travels to a tiny island of pirates and encounters a man with multiple personalities.

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A disorienting, dreamlike journey where reality bends. It's a melancholic exploration of the subconscious, filled with bizarre encounters and a pervasive sense of enigmatic isolation. Watch when you want to feel adrift.

surrealmelancholicdreamlikeenigmaticslow-burnarthousesurrealistdream logicidentityisolationthe subconscious
islandsurrealism
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