O Amanuense e os Grafômanos

2003 0h 54m PT

Documentary

Synopsis

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A documentary about the life and work of the writer Cyro dos Anjos and his literature fellows Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Pedro Nava, Abgar Renault, João Alphonsus and Emílio Moura.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Cyro dos Anjos
Self (archive footage)
Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Self (archive footage)
Pedro Nava
Self (archive footage)
Abgar Renault
Self (archive footage)
João Alphonsus
Self (archive footage)
Emílio Moura
Self (archive footage)
Affonso Romano de Santanna
Self
Alaíde Lisboa
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Armando Mendz
Writers: Cristiano Abud
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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RUNTIME

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Tight 54-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Armando Mendz, shot by Armando Mendz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Cyro dos Anjos and Carlos Drummond de Andrade and Pedro Nava carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1964968 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Armando Mendz directs. Armando Mendz behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

Trivia

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1Tight 54-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 23 years ago.
3Directed by Armando Mendz, shot by Armando Mendz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Cyro dos Anjos and Carlos Drummond de Andrade and Pedro Nava carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt1964968 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.