Manoel's Destinies (1985)
- Original title
- Manuel na Ilha das Maravilhas
- Directed by
- Raúl Ruiz
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young boy named Manoel journeys through a series of strange and fantastical events. The film mixes childlike wonder with a sense of mystery and dislocation.
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What happens
Manoel's Destinies (French: Les Destins de Manoel; Portuguese: Os Destinos de Manuel) is a 1984/1985 French-Portuguese children's fantasy film directed by Chilean filmmaker Raúl Ruiz. It was shot on 16 mm film, a co-production of Les Films du Passage, Rita Filmes, and RTP, in association with Revcom Télévision. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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