Vida de Balconista

2009 1h 15m PT

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 2

Comedy

Synopsis

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Mateus is a video store clerk that deals with several weird clients everyday while he dreams to be a filmmaker like Tarantino.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mateus Solano
Mateus
Gregório Duvivier
Gregório
Paula Braun
Miguel Thiré
Miguel
Saulo Rodrigues
Karine Teles
Carolina Chalita
Renata Tobelem

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pedro Monteiro
Writers: Pedro Monteiro, Cavi Borges
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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RUNTIME

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Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mary Byker. 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 Paulo Camacho 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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Mateus Solano and Gregório Duvivier and Paula Braun carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3890922 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pedro Monteiro directs. Mary Byker scores. Paulo Camacho cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Original score by Mary Byker. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Paulo Camacho shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Mateus Solano and Gregório Duvivier and Paula Braun carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt3890922 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.