Sam Lowry
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Sam Lowry is the meek, daydreaming bureaucrat protagonist of Terry Gilliam’s dystopian film "Brazil," whose fantasies of heroism clash with the oppressive, technocratic society he inhabits.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
dream sequences
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paperwork and forms ⓘ state surveillance ⓘ |
| climacticOutcome | psychological escape into fantasy ⓘ |
| conflictType |
fantasy vs. reality
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individual vs. state ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginWork |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Terry Gilliam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
black comedy film
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dystopian science fiction film ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Jill Layton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| mentalState | increasingly detached from reality ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | critiques bureaucratic dehumanization ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | main protagonist of Brazil ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
desire to escape his mundane life
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vivid heroic fantasies ⓘ |
| occupation | bureaucrat ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
daydreaming
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introverted ⓘ meek ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jonathan Pryce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenWriterCreator |
Charles McKeown
NERFINISHED
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Terry Gilliam NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Stoppard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
bureaucratic state
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dystopian society ⓘ oppressive technocratic society ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
authoritarianism
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bureaucracy ⓘ escapism ⓘ surrealism ⓘ totalitarianism ⓘ |
| visualMotive | winged armored hero in his fantasies ⓘ |
| worksFor | Ministry of Information NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1985 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Brazil (film)
subject surface form:
Brazil (1985 film)