“Return I will / To old Brazil”: The use of recurring space in Terry Gilliam’s Brazil

For a while now, I’ve wanted to point out something about the ending of Terry Gilliam’s Brazil, and the way the film uses recurring space to visually convey its narrative. (Spoilers from this point on—and spoilers, too, for George Orwell’s 1984 and Federico Fellini’s 8½. Spoilers for everything!)

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