Cine Mambembe: Cinema Discovers Brazil

1999 0h 56m PT

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Documentary

Synopsis

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Laís Bodanzky and Luiz Bolognesi travel around the small cities of Brazil, exhibiting short films in public squares. From the south of Bahia to the farthest parts of Amazon, this documentary discovers a country that watches a movie and sees itself on the screen for the very first time, in the turning of the 21st century. What’s seen and heard is truly surprising.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Othon Bastos
Narrator
Luiz Bolognesi
Himself
Laís Bodanzky
Herself

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Laís Bodanzky
Writers: Luiz Bolognesi
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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RUNTIME

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Tight 56-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Othon Bastos and Luiz Bolognesi and Laís Bodanzky carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0225399 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Laís Bodanzky directs. Laís Bodanzky cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

Trivia

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1Tight 56-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Laís Bodanzky shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Othon Bastos and Luiz Bolognesi and Laís Bodanzky carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0225399 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.