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Arabian Nights: Volume 1 -- The Restless One

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To avoid being beheaded, Scheherazade tells King Shahryar tales every night.
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Arabian Nights: Volume 1 -- The Restless One

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Miguel Gomes' vibrant twist on Arabian Nights spins myriad yarns that coalesce into a colorful ode to Portugal.

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Mark Kermode Observer (UK) Roll on Volume Two. Rated: 4/5 Apr 24, 2016 Full Review Kate Muir Times (UK) Think of Arabian Nights as a cinematic box set: three boundary-bursting, exuberant, empathetic films from Miguel Gomes, which build up into a portrait of present-day Portugal. Rated: 4/5 Apr 21, 2016 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian Gomes's Arabian Nights exerts its own strange allure. Rated: 4/5 Apr 21, 2016 Full Review Dustin Chang Floating World Political films are often boring. Well intentioned films are even more boring. But since it's Miguel Gomes, the director of such genre defining, inventive, playful films as Our Beloved Month of August and Tabu, Arabian Nights is nothing but. Feb 14, 2021 Full Review Mattie Lucas From the Front Row Taken on its own, it often feels aimless and scattershot, but when viewed as part of a larger whole, it's spectacular - a wholly unique work of artistic activism. Rated: 3/4 Jun 5, 2019 Full Review Tom Bond One Room With A View The script's wry sense of humour, the cast's natural performances and a patient directorial style make his message a lot more accessible than it might appear. Rated: 4/5 Apr 3, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member awesome way to talk about crisis Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Genial! Excelente abordagem ao combinar o género documentário com ficção. Boa representação. Uma forte mensagem política. Tudo é autêntico. Comprar o DVD foi uma boa opção. Todas as narrativas têm muito simbolismo, muitos detalhes, tem de ser visto e revisto. Um filme que nos faz pensar, como todos os grandes filmes. Sem dúvida uma invulgar obra de arte. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Portugal's socio-political ironic fairy tales. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member The first part of Miguel Gomes' six-hour film, "Arabian Nights," is a string of surreal vignettes that metaphorically critique his homeland of Portugal. With an underlying importance that is conveyed with urgency, Gomes shares his vertigo with the audience - sometimes for better and sometimes for worse. Lingering shots and dialogue-heavy scenes stunt the film's progression and potency. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member 7.0/10, my review: http://wp.me/p1eXom-2rs Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Without a doubt the worse thing I've ever seen. It's took me 45 years to walk out before something ends. I gave it 1 hr 30 of the 2hr 05 duration so not like I didn't give it chance. There was a game when I was a kid called raving bonkers. I think I've just seen the film. Don't waste 2 hours of your life on this Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis To avoid being beheaded, Scheherazade tells King Shahryar tales every night.
Director
Miguel Gomes
Producer
Sandro Aguilar, Thomas Ordonneau, Luís Urbano
Screenwriter
Telmo Churro, Miguel Gomes, Mariana Ricardo
Distributor
Kino Lorber
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 4, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 24, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$12.0K
Runtime
2h 5m
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