Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

2009 1h 25m PT

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 31

RomanceDramaComedy

Synopsis

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In São Paulo, Brazil, the lonely 40-something guitar teacher Baby lives a tedious life in a low middle-class apartment. She is addicted to her only companions: cigarettes. Baby has a constant conflict with her two sisters, over a couch she inherited from their deceased aunt. When Max, a restaurant musician, moves to the next door apartment, Baby has a crush on him and sees a chance to have a life again. Soon they start having a love affair, and Baby decides to quit smoking. However, her abstinence will be tough to deal with, when she notices Max still misses his ex-wife.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Glória Pires
Baby
Paulo Miklos
Max
Marisa Orth
Pop
Dani Nefussi
Teca
Alessandra Colasanti
Stelinha
Paula Pretta
Vanilda
Antônio Abujamra
Pepe
Lourenço Mutarelli
Corretor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anna Muylaert
Writers: Anna Muylaert
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Anna Muylaert, shot by Jacob Solitrenick. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Márcio Nigro. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Paulo Sacramento 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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Glória Pires and Paulo Miklos and Marisa Orth carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1134860 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 31 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Anna Muylaert directs. Jacob Solitrenick behind the camera. Márcio Nigro scores. Paulo Sacramento cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

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185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Directed by Anna Muylaert, shot by Jacob Solitrenick. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Márcio Nigro. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Paulo Sacramento shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Glória Pires and Paulo Miklos and Marisa Orth carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1134860 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 31 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.