Ismail Xavier
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Biography: Ismail Xavier (Curitiba, June 9, 1947) is a theorist in the field of cinematographic studies and a professor of Brazilian cinema, considered one of the most important researchers in his field.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Adult: No
Birthday: June 09, 1947
Age: 77 years old
Gender: Male
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A Classic, Two Home Matches, No Away Game

Overview: Love, sex and death get mixed in a love story between two desperate boys in a big city.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1968-04-01
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Anabazys: O Terceiro Testamento de Glauber Rocha

Overview: A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Glauber Rocha's 1980 production "A Idade da Terra" (The Age of Earth), including unedited clips taken from the sixty hours of recovered raw footage.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2007-11-26
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Depois do Transe

Overview: The documentary "Depois do Transe" covers the entire process of creating the masterpiece "Entranced Earth", which was released and awarded at the Cannes Film Festival in 1967. "Entranced Earth" charmed the world and won great admirers such as filmmaker Martin Scorsese and the writer Marguerite Duras, who at the time considered a "fabulous filmic opera."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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Milagrez

Overview: Documentary on "Antonio das Mortes", Glauber Rocha's 1969 film.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2008-01-02
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Era Uma Vez Iracema

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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2005-07-14
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Santos Dumont: Pré-Cineasta?

Overview: The documentary’s starting point is the discovery and restoration of a rare and unknown photography reel reproduced from a mutoscope film, made in 1901 in London, about Santos Dumont (1873 – 1932). The work approaches historic and artistic aspects from the beginning of Cinema (pre cinema, variety film) and a cinema that appropriates archive material (found footage, recycled films), through interviews, documents, visual metaphors and the articulation of a poetic essay.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2010-10-03
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Candango: Memoirs from a Festival

Overview: In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's capital. The Brasília Film Festival: a landmark of cultural and political resistance. Its story is that of Brazilian cinema itself.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2020-10-22
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