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The Blue Flower of Novalis
BRAZIL · 2018

The Blue Flower of Novalis

Gustavo Vinagre
memory and identity homosexuality philosophical delusion Catholic guilt dandyism
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Synopsis

Marcelo, a 40-year-old dandy, has a memory like no other. Monologuing between coffee and gay hookups, he holds court on a wide range of topics: his status, his Catholic grandmother, and his unusual sexual fantasies. At times, he takes himself for Genghis Khan or poet-philosopher Novalis.

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