MAU WAL - Translated Encounters

2002 0h 50m PT

Documentary

Synopsis

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Maurício Dias & Walter Riedweg often say the streets are their studio. From the observation of them and of those who populate them there arise installations about encounters, identity and territoriality. The Brazilian-born Dias met the Swiss Riedweg in 1993. Together they learned that they could boost one another’s ideas. “This marriage became Mau Wal,” says Dias. In this documentary, they present their works and the many characters behind them: people who make day-to-day living in the big cities. Street vendors at a Northeast Brazilian fair in São Paulo, illegal immigrants in their quest for the European dream, street kids and their memories. In stories or in the role it plays, the human element is always a centerpiece to the duo’s work.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Maurício Dias
self
Walter Riedweg
self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Marco del Fiol
Writers: Fabiana Werneck Barcinski
Languages: English, Portuguese

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RUNTIME

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Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Marco del Fiol shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Maurício Dias and Walter Riedweg carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0768801 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Marco del Fiol directs. Marco del Fiol cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English, Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 24 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor Marco del Fiol shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Maurício Dias and Walter Riedweg carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0768801 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.