Cinema (1974)
A lesson in conciseness, expressiveness, and humor on the inexhaustible theme of the dream of making movies. A parodic lesson, a Brazilian version of historical scenes filmed by the Lumiére brothers in 1895—the baby, the bath in the garden, the workers leaving, and the arrival of the train. The melodrama of a couple of lovers through time and the history of cinema. Many sequence shots, as preferred and taught by Cinema Novo. Everything about a film being made and being watched. The language of cinema (shot, reverse shot, tracking shot, editing, mixing, dubbing, etc.), interspersed with quotes from Humberto Mauro, Godard, Glauber Rocha, and Rossellini.
Director: Paulo César Saraceni
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Joel Barcellos as |
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Maria Fernanda as |
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Ana Maria Miranda as |
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Nelson Xavier as |
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Wilson Grey as |
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Tite de Lemos as |
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Haroldo Marinho Barbosa as |
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Toninho Horta as |
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Carlos della Riva as |
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José Carlos Avellar as |
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Francesco altan as |
| Directing | Paulo César Saraceni | Director |
| Editing | Ricardo Miranda | Editor |
| Camera | Marco Bottino | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Paulo César Saraceni | Writer |
| Production | Paulo César Saraceni | Producer |
| Directing | Bernardo Vorobow | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Calebe Lopes | Assistant Camera |