Arabian Nights: Volume 2, The Desolate One

2015 2h 12m PT

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Drama

Synopsis

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Scheherazade narrates three more tales, supposedly selected from the 470th, 484th and 497th nights of her ordeal: “It hath reached me, O auspicious King, that a Judge will cry instead of giving out her sentence. A runaway murderer will wander through the land for over forty days and will teletransport himself to escape the Guard while dreaming of prostitutes and partridges. A wounded cow will reminisce about a thousand-year-old olive tree while saying what she must say, which will sound none less than sad!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Crista Alfaiate
Génio, Vaz da Vaca e Oliveira / Xerazade
Chico Chapas
Simão 'Sem Tripas'
Luísa Cruz
Juíza
Pedro Caldas
Senhorio
Gonçalo Waddington
Filho que rouba / Careto / Vasco
Margarida Carpinteiro
Mãe / Glória
Carla Maciel
Nora do Pito
Gracinda Nave
Mulher que cisma

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Miguel Gomes
Writers: Mariana Ricardo, Miguel Gomes, Telmo Churro
Languages: German, French, Mandarin, Portuguese, English
Countries: France, Germany, Portugal, Switzerland

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: German, French, Mandarin, Portuguese, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: France, Germany, Portugal, Switzerland.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Arabian Nights Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Miguel Gomes, shot by Sayombhu Mukdeeprom. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Pedro Marques shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Crista Alfaiate and Chico Chapas and Luísa Cruz carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4692234 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Miguel Gomes directs. Sayombhu Mukdeeprom behind the camera. Pedro Marques cuts. Produced in France, Germany, Portugal, Switzerland. Dialogue in German, French, Mandarin, Portuguese, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 11 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 5 languages: German, French, Mandarin, Portuguese, English.
3International production across 4 countries: France, Germany, Portugal, Switzerland.
4Part of the "Arabian Nights Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Miguel Gomes, shot by Sayombhu Mukdeeprom. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Pedro Marques shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Crista Alfaiate and Chico Chapas and Luísa Cruz carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt4692234 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.