Brasilia, Contradictions of a New City

1968 0h 24m PT

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7.7

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★7.7TMDB · 21

Documentary

Synopsis

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In 1967, de Andrade was invited by the Italian company Olivetti to produce a documentary on the new Brazilian capital city of Brasília. Constructed during the latter half of the 1950s and founded in 1960, the city was part of an effort to populate Brazil’s vast interior region and was to be the embodiment of democratic urban planning, free from the class divisions and inequalities that characterize so many metropolises. Unsurprisingly, Brasília, Contradições de uma Cidade Nova (Brasília, Contradictions of a New City, 1968) revealed Brasília to be utopic only for the wealthy, replicating the same social problems present in every Brazilian city. (Senses of Cinema)

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ferreira Gullar
Narrator (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Writers: Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Luís Saia, Jean-Claude Bernardet
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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RUNTIME

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Tight 24-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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58 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, shot by Affonso Beato. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0210587 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

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Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Joaquim Pedro de Andrade directs. Affonso Beato behind the camera. Renato Neumann cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

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1Tight 24-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
258 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, shot by Affonso Beato. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Renato Neumann shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6IMDB entry: tt0210587 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.