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- 2002
- Unrated
- Picture This! Entertainment
- 1 h 27 m
- 2002
- Unrated
- Picture This! Entertainment
- 1 h 27 m
Summary An explicit drama about a loner who embarks on a dangerous erotic game.
Directed By: João Pedro Rodrigues
Written By: João Pedro Rodrigues, José Neves, Paulo Rebelo, Alexandre Melo
- 2002
- Unrated
- Picture This! Entertainment
- 1 h 27 m
- 2002
- Unrated
- Picture This! Entertainment
- 1 h 27 m
Phantom
36
5.6
Summary An explicit drama about a loner who embarks on a dangerous erotic game.
Directed By: João Pedro Rodrigues
Written By: João Pedro Rodrigues, José Neves, Paulo Rebelo, Alexandre Melo
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
36
11% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
56% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
33% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
36
11% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
56% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
33% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
As audacious as it is compelling and as dark as it is erotic. Its sexuality is explicit, alternately teasing and brutal, and one that is ultimately a cautionary tale.
Easily the artiest queer stroke movie of the year.
Reminded me most of Jean Genet's "Un chant d'amour," with bondage and latex replacing incarceration and cigarettes. This is not to say that it's equally good or poetic, but the eroticizing of a whole universe is no less apparent.
An interesting addition to a genre that tends too often to disregard artistic technique.
While the transgressive trappings (especially the frank sex scenes) ensure that the film is never dull, Rodrigues's beast-within metaphor is ultimately rather silly and overwrought, making the ambiguous ending seem goofy rather than provocative.
First-time director João Pedro Rodrigues' unwillingness to define his hero’s background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on.
Both grueling and dull. Imagine (if possible) a Pasolini film without passion or politics, or an Almodóvar movie without beauty or humor, and you have some idea of the glum, numb experience of watching O Fantasma.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 5 User Ratings
5.6
40% Positive
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User Score
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Based on 5 User Ratings
5.6
40% Positive
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20% Mixed
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40% Negative
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Production Company
Rosa Filmes,
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP),
Instituto do Cinema, Audiovisual e Multimédia (ICAM)
Release Date Nov 22, 2002
Duration 1 h 27 m
Rating Unrated
Genres
Tagline No one can live without love!
Awards
NewFest: New York's LGBT Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Entrevues Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Golden Globes, Portugal
• 1 Nomination