Copacabana Fools Me

1969 1h 36m PT

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 4

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Marquinhos is in his early 20s and lives in Copacabana with his petits bourgeois parents and older brother. He doesn't have a job, he doesn't go to school, he just lives on the spur of the moment, watches TV, plays soccer on the beach by day and goes out with his mates by night. He meets Irene, a 40 year-old woman and they have a love affair that is going to change his life - for a while.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Carlo Mossy
Marquinhos
Odete Lara
Irene
Paulo Gracindo
Alfeu
Lícia Magna
Isabel
Ênio Santos
Leôncio
Joel Barcellos
Macalé
Cláudio Marzo
Hugo
Emmanuel Cavalcanti
Sindicalista

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Antonio Carlos da Fontoura
Writers: Leopoldo Serran, Antonio Carlos da Fontoura, Armando Costa
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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ERA

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57 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Antonio Carlos da Fontoura, 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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Original score by Caetano Veloso. 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 Mário Carneiro 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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Carlo Mossy and Odete Lara and Paulo Gracindo carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0188520 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Antonio Carlos da Fontoura directs. Affonso Beato behind the camera. Caetano Veloso scores. Mário Carneiro cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

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157 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Antonio Carlos da Fontoura, shot by Affonso Beato. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Caetano Veloso. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Mário Carneiro shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Carlo Mossy and Odete Lara and Paulo Gracindo carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0188520 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.