That Damned Meat

"Quim dreams of eating beef. Carula dreams of getting married. How about barbecue at the wedding?"

1985 1h 17m PT

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7.1

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★7.1TMDB · 19★7.1IMDB · 508

Comedy

Synopsis

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Nhô Quim has only one dream in his life: to eat red meat. He meets Carula, a young woman anxious to get married, who promises him that in their wedding her father will kill him an ox. But, before that, Nhô Quim must pass a series of tests.

“Quim dreams of eating beef. Carula dreams of getting married. How about barbecue at the wedding?”

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Cast

Adilson Barros
Quim
Fernanda Torres
Carula
Dionísio Azevedo
Nhô Totó
Geny Prado
Nhá Policena
Lucélia Machiavelli
Nhá Tomasa
Regina Casé
Mulher Diaba
Chiquinho Brandão
Malandro
Tio Celso
Preto Velho

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: André Klotzel
Writers: André Klotzel, Carlos Alberto Sofredini, Cornélio Pires
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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RUNTIME

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Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by André Klotzel, shot by Pedro Farkas. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Rogério Duprat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Adilson Barros and Fernanda Torres and Dionísio Azevedo carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Quim dreams of eating beef. Carula dreams of getting married. How about barbecue at the wedding?".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0138596 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

André Klotzel directs. Pedro Farkas behind the camera. Rogério Duprat scores. Alain Fresnot cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by André Klotzel, shot by Pedro Farkas. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Rogério Duprat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Alain Fresnot shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Adilson Barros and Fernanda Torres and Dionísio Azevedo carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Quim dreams of eating beef. Carula dreams of getting married. How about barbecue at the wedding?".
8IMDB entry: tt0138596 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.