Traveller

1998 1h 54m PT

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 10

Drama

Synopsis

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Fortune takes four human beings to the last frontier of passion. There, where love becomes almost inhuman and divine. As if he was a comet, Rafael, the traveler, appears at the party for the cities patron saint, in a small town in the interior of Minas Gerais. He is the one who brings passion and crime, vanishing afterwards, leaving a poetic feeling in the air, which is always deadly to the ones who stay. Mrs. Ana de Lara, the proud rich widow, and Missy, still a child, whose beauty and innocence are like the Tiê-Sangue, a red bird, are the travelers victims. There is also Master Juca do Vale, a criminal, whose passion turns him incredibly human, in this story of love, death, forgiveness and resurrection.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Marília Pêra
Ana Lara
Jairo Mattos
Rafael
Nelson Dantas
Mestre Juca
Leandra Leal
Sinhá
Myriam Pérsia
Isaura
Ricardo Graça Mello
Zeca
Paulo César Peréio
Chico Herrera
Ana Maria Nascimento e Silva
Anita

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paulo César Saraceni
Writers: Paulo César Saraceni
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Paulo César Saraceni, shot by Mário Carneiro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Maria Elisa Freire 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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Marília Pêra and Jairo Mattos and Nelson Dantas carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0192743 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Paulo César Saraceni directs. Mário Carneiro behind the camera. Paulo Jobim scores. Maria Elisa Freire cuts. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

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128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Paulo César Saraceni, shot by Mário Carneiro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Paulo Jobim. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Maria Elisa Freire shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Marília Pêra and Jairo Mattos and Nelson Dantas carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0192743 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.