A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant white blindness.A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant white blindness.A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant white blindness.
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- TriviaJosé Saramago, the author of the novel upon which the film is based, wanted to attend the premiere of the film at the Cannes Film Festival. His doctors didn't allow him to travel, so Fernando Meirelles flew to Lisbon, Portugal, to show him the film.
Saramago was ultimately enthusiastic about the film. He cried afterwards and told Meirelles that watching the film made him as happy as the day he finished the book.
- GoofsWhen the first blind man arrives home, he says he lives on the 14th floor. After his wife arrives you can see some trees through the kitchen window. Those trees should not be there.
- Quotes
King of Ward 3: I will not forget your voice!
Doctor's Wife: And I won't forget your face!
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- SoundtracksSambolero
Written by Luiz Bonfá
Bonfá Music
Performed by Luiz Bonfá
From the recording entitled "Solo in Rio" SF 40483, provided courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (c) 2005,
Used by permission
Featured review
provocative but problematic logic
There is a contagious blindness disease. The optometrist (Mark Ruffalo) who treats the first case also gets it. The authorities round up the sick under quarantine. The doctor's wife (Julianne Moore) doesn't get the blindness but she stays by his side. Soon the sick are left on their own and the strong starts taking advantage of the weak. Doctor's wife keeps her sight a secret as the prison descend into hell.
The start is pretty slow and I don't think it's necessary. My main problem is that there are a few unbelievable things in this movie. A minor problem is how quickly the quarantine is imposed. For such a weird sickness, the authorities seem unusually brilliant. The main problem is the unwillingness of the wife to use her sight. The plot seems to be bending over backwards to get to its points. There is a very provocative plot here. I wish it could be done more naturally.
The start is pretty slow and I don't think it's necessary. My main problem is that there are a few unbelievable things in this movie. A minor problem is how quickly the quarantine is imposed. For such a weird sickness, the authorities seem unusually brilliant. The main problem is the unwillingness of the wife to use her sight. The plot seems to be bending over backwards to get to its points. There is a very provocative plot here. I wish it could be done more naturally.
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- Oct 29, 2014
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- Đại Dịch Mù Lòa
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- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,351,751
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,950,260
- Oct 5, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $19,844,979
- Runtime2 hours 1 minute
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- 1.85 : 1
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