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29 October 2001 (Brazil) more
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Brazilian baroque. The young son that ran from his dominant family, descends into decadence and then returns to the nest... more | add synopsis
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44 wins & 15 nominations more
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Best Brazilian movie ever! more (22 total)

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Also Known As:
LavourArcaica (Brazil) (alternative spelling)
To the Left of the Father (International: English title)
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163 min | Argentina:171 min | Cuba:171 min
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1 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
Best Brazilian movie ever!, 26 October 2006
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I agree with most of the reviewers when they say that it's a masterpiece. Nevertheless, I also agree with some others that say that non-Portuguese speaking viewers won't be able to understand completely the extreme lyricism and romanticism (true romanticism - not cliché) of the movie. There's plenty of poetic monologues/dialogues, what brings beauty to the movie along with the rich and majestic screenplay and the exotic soundtrack.

Differently of other spectators, it didn't take much of my patience to watch it. I had a pretty delightful experience. Sometimes I though the movie was going to come to an end, but every new second of projection made me more pleasured. It kept appealing to my feelings until the last moments. When it was not the erudite dialogue, it was the landscapes or the living colours that surprised and aroused me.

Lavoura Arcaica is actually a book written by Raduan Nassar, son of lebanese immigrants which folklore are somewhat depicted in the movie. Nassar studied law and philosophy in São Paulo, what made me notice some decisive influence of contemporary philosophy in the movie. André is a heideggerian youngster while his father is a strict rationalist and traditionalist person. Well, it's better I stop now before I start spoiling the movie. You must watch it! For me, it was a joyful experience. Hope you like it too!

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