Limite (1931) — AI Story Visualization

Limite (1931) Poster

Plot Analysis Summary

Three people drift at sea while flashbacks reveal episodes of escape, marital unhappiness, and a widower's painful discovery.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

Adrift Without Hope

A man and two women are stranded in a rowboat at sea. Exhausted and hopeless, they stop rowing and allow the currents to carry them.

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The Seamstress on the Run

A flashback shows a seamstress escaping prison with a guard's help and attempting to begin again in a new city. A newspaper tells her that police are still looking for her, forcing her to flee once more.

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An Unhappy Marriage

Another flashback recounts a woman leaving her alcoholic pianist husband. She is tired of his coldness and lack of care.

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The Widower's Revelation

The widower recalls falling in love with a married woman. At his late wife's grave, the woman's husband tells him that she had leprosy.

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The Drift Continues

The film returns to the three figures in the rowboat, still carried by the currents. Their pasts have emerged through the flashbacks, while the boat remains adrift.

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Story Breakdown

Directed by

Mário Peixoto

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Rating: 7.1/10 (123 votes)

Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q6549483), public domain (CC0).