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Cinema Novo (Portuguese pronunciation: [siˈnemɐ ˈnovu]; 'New Cinema'), is a genre and movement of film noted for its emphasis on social equality and intellectualism that rose to prominence in Brazil during the 1960s and 1970s. [5]
In an independent theatrical release from InterPositive Media, the film was a Critic's Pick in both The New York Times and The Washington Post, screened at the 2008 Democratic and Republican National Conventions, played 40 American cities theatrically in the fall of 2008 and was number seven in nationwide per-screen average the weekend of its ...
The Edge of Democracy (Portuguese: Democracia em Vertigem) is a 2019 Brazilian documentary film directed by Petra Costa.The film follows the political past of the filmmaker in a personal way, in context with the first term of President Lula and the events leading to the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, analyzing the rise and fall of both presidents as well as the 2014 socio-political crisis that ...
The film generated uproar in Brazil due to its political connotations, especially because it was released at the apex of the country's political crisis. The film's cast and crew actively positioned itself against what they considered to be a coup d'état in Brazil, showing protest signs at Cannes. [4]
Brazil’s on fire, and rapidly putting into place the policies that will rebuild its film and TV industries, which look set to transform it into the film-TV powerhouse of Latin America. That cuts ...
Days after authorities regained control of Brazil’s government buildings the nation is still facing the aftermath and hundreds of rioters have been arrested and jailed.
Won the Best Actress Award at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival: Meu Nome Não É Johnny: Mauro Lima: Selton Mello, Cléo Pires, Júlia Lemmertz, Giulio Lopes, Cássia Kiss: Drama: A Mulher do Meu Amigo: Comedy: Mulheres Sexo Verdades Mentiras: Drama: Nome Próprio: Drama: Os Penetras: Rodrigo Santoro: Polaróides Urbanas: Miguel Falabella: Comedy ...
A. O. Scott, writing for the New York Times stated that though the setting of the film would be novel for many viewers, the emotions were "disappointingly familiar" and found the story to be commonplace. [59] Nick Schager of Slant Magazine found the film to be just another in a long line of coming-of-age stories set in a period of political ...