The Dare

1965 1h 21m PT

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7.8

BANGER

★7.8TMDB · 13

Drama

Synopsis

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Passively facing the repression imposed by military dictatorship in 1960s Brazil, a journalist enters a personal crisis, aggravated by his affair with an industrialist's wife, who doesn't want to leave her home because of her son.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Isabella Cerqueira Campos
Ada
Oduvaldo Vianna Filho
Marcelo
Sérgio Britto
Mário
Luiz Linhares
Nestor
Joel Barcellos
Carlos
Hugo Carvana
Journalist
Gianina Singulani
Virginia
Marilu Fiorani

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paulo César Saraceni
Writers: Oduvaldo Vianna Filho, Paulo César Saraceni
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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RUNTIME

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81 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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61 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ismar Porto 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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Isabella Cerqueira Campos and Oduvaldo Vianna Filho and Sérgio Britto carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0191947 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 13 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. Guido Cosulich behind the camera. Ismar Porto cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
261 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Paulo César Saraceni, shot by Guido Cosulich. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Ismar Porto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Isabella Cerqueira Campos and Oduvaldo Vianna Filho and Sérgio Britto carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0191947 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.