Zimba (2021)
The trajectory and artistic imagery of actor and director Zbigniew Ziembinski (1908-1978), precursor of modern theater in Latin America and master of generations of Brazilian actors. The polyphonic montage builds on vast unpublished material, covering half a century of performances, teletheaters and interviews by Zimba, as he was known – before and after fleeing Poland, on the eve of the invasion of Warsaw – and recreates fragments of Wedding Dress , a play by Nelson Rodrigues which the Polish-Brazilian director won a revolutionary montage in 1943.
Director:
Joel Pizzini
Writers:
Joel Pizzini, Reinaldo Mesquita, Henry Grazinoli.
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Zbigniew Ziembinski as Self (archive footage) |
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Nathália Timberg as Self |
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Camila Amado as Self |
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Nicette Bruno as Self |
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Jardel Filho as Self (archive footage) |
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Walmor Chagas as Self (archive footage) |
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Paulo José as Self (archive footage) |
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Paulo Autran as Self (archive footage) |
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Luiza Barreto Leite as Self (archive footage) |
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Krzysztof Ziembinski as Self (archive footage) |
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Domingos de Oliveira as Self (archive footage) |
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Fernanda Montenegro as Self (archive footage) |
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Nelson Rodrigues as Self (archive footage) |
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Barbara Vida as Alaide |
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Ana Paula Quevedo as Lúcia |
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Fernanda Huffel as Madame Clessi |
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Jack Berraquero as Pedro/Jornalista |
| Directing | Joel Pizzini | Director |
| Editing | Idê Lacreta | Editor |
| Crew | Luís Abramo | Cinematography |
| Writing | Joel Pizzini | Screenplay |
| Writing | Reinaldo Mesquita | Screenplay |
| Writing | Henry Grazinoli | Screenplay |
| Production | Vera Haddad | Executive Producer |
| Production | Marina Couto | Executive Producer |
| Production | Clarice Laus | Executive Producer |
| Production | Urszula Groska | Producer |
| Sound | Lívio Tragtenberg | Original Music Composer |