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Aniki Bóbó

  • 19421942
  • 1h 11m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
1.8K
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Aniki Bóbó (1942)
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The story takes place in the old streets of Porto and by the banks of the Douro River. A gang of very young kids has just accepted a new member, Carlitos, a shy boy who has "played it tough"... Read allThe story takes place in the old streets of Porto and by the banks of the Douro River. A gang of very young kids has just accepted a new member, Carlitos, a shy boy who has "played it tough" by stealing a doll in a shop. Carlitos soon has a crush on Terezinha, the only girl in th... Read allThe story takes place in the old streets of Porto and by the banks of the Douro River. A gang of very young kids has just accepted a new member, Carlitos, a shy boy who has "played it tough" by stealing a doll in a shop. Carlitos soon has a crush on Terezinha, the only girl in the group. The trouble is that Eduardo, the gang boss, is also in love with the pretty girl.... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
1.8K
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  • Director
    • Manoel de Oliveira
  • Writers
    • Manoel de Oliveira(script)
    • João Rodrigues de Freitas(inspired by a poem of)
    • Nascimento Fernandes(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Nascimento Fernandes
    • Vital dos Santos
    • António Palma
  • Director
    • Manoel de Oliveira
  • Writers
    • Manoel de Oliveira(script)
    • João Rodrigues de Freitas(inspired by a poem of)
    • Nascimento Fernandes(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Nascimento Fernandes
    • Vital dos Santos
    • António Palma
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    • 8User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Nascimento Fernandes
    • Shopkeeper
    Vital dos Santos
    • Teacher
    António Palma
    • Shop customer
    Armando Pedro
    • Shop employee
    Horácio Silva
    • Carlitos
    António Santos
    • Eduardo
    António Soares
    • Pistarim
    Feliciano David
    • Pompeu
    Manuel Sousa
    • 'Filófofo'
    • (as Manuel de Sousa)
    Antonio Melo Pereira
    • 'Batatinhas'
    • (as António Pereira)
    Rafael Mota
    • Rafael
    Américo Botelho
    • 'Estrelas'
    Fernanda Matos
    • Terezinha
    Augusto Crespo
    • Kid near a door
    • (uncredited)
    Manuel de Azevedo
    • Street singer
    • (uncredited)
    António Freitas
    • Young man in a group
    • (uncredited)
    Pinto Rodrigues
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Manoel de Oliveira
    • Writers
      • Manoel de Oliveira(script) (screenplay) (dialogue)
      • João Rodrigues de Freitas(inspired by a poem of)
      • Nascimento Fernandes(dialogue) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      First feature film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. He would not renew the experience until 21 years later.
    • Alternate versions
      The film was initially registered in a 9.5 mm copy.
      • The director's cut submitted to the Government Censorship was 2800-meters long, running at 102-minutes.
      • The censored version aproved for exhibition in 1942 was 1880-meter long, running at 68-minute.
    • Connections
      Edited into Porto da Minha Infância (2001)

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    10/10
    Children's movies anthology
    Fernando Pessoa, one of the greatest world poets, which happened to be portuguese, as the director of Aniki Bobó once said something like "No children's book should be written for children". I apply this to cinema. There's no sense in making children's movies completely empty of any idea, as hollywood loves to do them (maybe because noone there can make them another way). For those who never saw Aniki Bobó I will say this movie is the cinematic equivalent of Éxupery's "The Prince". A poetic tale for children, absolutely breathtaking in terms of the dramatic intensity created around such a simple story; but, at the same time, a deep reflexion on the theme of human behaviours and conscience. Its characters portrait innocence, vain, envy, generosity and the consequences of all that. (This movie also reminds a soviet old short movie, which tells Romeo and Juliet incarnated into two school children, but I'm afraid I forgot the name of the director and of the movie; if you have any idea of what film that might be, it would be nice to tell me, please). But apart from the second senses of all the movie, it should also be apreciated for it portraits Porto's society and way of living of that time as well as the city's physical appearance, which makes this movie, along with "Porto, faina fluvial", from the same director, and a few others from other people, a vital document for the city's history. An all time classic which should be better known, for the sake of the cinema.
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    • RResende
    • Aug 22, 2002

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    • Release date
      • December 18, 1942 (Portugal)
    • Country of origin
      • Portugal
    • Language
      • Portuguese
    • Also known as
      • Аники-бобо
    • Filming locations
      • Massarelos, Porto, Portugal(The docks, and the nearby Douro river.)
    • Production company
      • Produções António Lopes Ribeiro
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    • Budget
      • PTE 750,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 11 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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