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Director:
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Stars:
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Helena Albergaria,
Michel Joelsas
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Director:
Cláudio Assis
Stars:
Matheus Nachtergaele,
Jonas Bloch,
Leona Cavalli
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Director:
Marcos Jorge
Stars:
João Miguel,
Fabiula Nascimento,
Babu Santana
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Director:
Luiz Fernando Carvalho
Stars:
Selton Mello,
Raul Cortez,
Juliana Carneiro da Cunha
Life in a middle-class neighborhood in present day Recife, Brazil, takes an unexpected turn after the arrival of an independent private security firm. The presence of these men brings a sense of safety and a good deal of anxiety to a culture which runs on fear. Meanwhile, Bia, married and mother of two, must find a way to deal with the constant barking and howling of her neighbor's dog. A slice of 'Braziliana', a reflection on history, violence and noise.Written by
O Som ao Redor
Mirela:
[abrutply entering the room]
Tell this idiot to not call at this hour.
Dinho:
Fuck, Mirella. What if I was naked in here?
Mirela:
Big fucking deal. I've seen you jerking off already.
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Cadavres En Serie
From the soundtrack of the film
"Le Pacha", by Georges Lautner
Music by Michel Colombier and Serge Gainsbourg
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The film reminded me of "The Class" (France 2008). Just change the school by a handful of houses in the same street. The relationships among the characters are unveiled as the story goes, there is nothing special about any of them, there is nothing special going on in theirs lives. It looks like a very casual portrait of any given month in Recife.
People made a lot of fuss about the private security guys that show up, about the claustrophobic feeling, about the master/servant relation depicted all the time, but in fact, it is not big deal. It is no news. It is simply how life is down here.
For a foreigner it may look strange, odd, annoying, maybe violent, but down here it is our daily life. That's how things are. In that sense the film is dull. Didn't bring us anything new, didn't show anything we are not used to see daily around us.
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The film reminded me of "The Class" (France 2008). Just change the school by a handful of houses in the same street. The relationships among the characters are unveiled as the story goes, there is nothing special about any of them, there is nothing special going on in theirs lives. It looks like a very casual portrait of any given month in Recife.
People made a lot of fuss about the private security guys that show up, about the claustrophobic feeling, about the master/servant relation depicted all the time, but in fact, it is not big deal. It is no news. It is simply how life is down here.
For a foreigner it may look strange, odd, annoying, maybe violent, but down here it is our daily life. That's how things are. In that sense the film is dull. Didn't bring us anything new, didn't show anything we are not used to see daily around us.