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Tight 6-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Castanha e Caju Contra o Encouraçado Titanic
2002 0h 6m PT
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Synopsis
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The six-minute film is shot in just two locations: an old movie theater in the city of Miguel Pereira (RJ) and a multiplex in the New York City Center, in the Rio de Janeiro neighborhood of Barra da Tijuca. In front of the old movie theater, the embolistas Castanha and Caju (actually Cajuzinho, the replacement for the original Caju, who died in June 2001) unravel an extremely biting and funny "embolada", which spares no Hollywood idols: from Stallone to Leonardo DiCaprio.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Castanha
Self
Caju
Self
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Walter Salles
- Writers
- Castanha, Caju
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Countries
- Brazil
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The take
Walter Salles directs. Toca Seabra behind the camera. Felipe Lacerda cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 6-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 24 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Walter Salles, shot by Toca Seabra. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Felipe Lacerda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Castanha and Caju carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0327551 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Toca Seabra
- Editing
- Felipe Lacerda
- Runtime
- 6 min · 0h 6m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- PT
Also by
Walter Salles
Production companies
Who made it
VideoFilmes
BR
Key crew
- ProducerBeto Bruno
- ProducerMaria Carlota Bruno
- EditorFelipe Lacerda
- SoundRenato Calaça
- Executive ProducerMauricio Andrade Ramos
- Co-DirectorGeorge Moura
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2002-04-06
Also known as
International titles
- A Saga de Castanha e Caju Contra o Encouraçado TitanicBR
- Castanha e Caju Contra o Encouraçado TitanicBR
- Uma Pequena Mensagem do Brasil ou (A Saga de Castanha e Caju Contra o Encouraçado Titanic)BR
