Archive for 'Movies'
Brazil Film Festival in New York Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 11, 2008
Premiere Brazil, a joint project between the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, will sponsor an event at MoMA starting on Thursday, July 17th. The film series, which runs until July 28th, features ten new Brazilian feature films and documentaries, several of which will have their American…
Meu Nome Não É Johnny Posted by Transparent Language on Dec 12, 2007
Upcoming Brazilian movie promises to be exciting and polemic. On the heels of Tropa de Elite comes another movie that deals with the drug trade in Rio’s posh Zona Sul neighborhoods. Meu Nome Não É Johnny tells the true story of João Guilherme Estrella, a well-liked ‘playboy’ (rich kid) whose personal ambition and intensity lead…
City of Men (Cidade dos Homens) Posted by Transparent Language on Nov 16, 2007
For those that enjoyed ‘City of God,’ this new movie is a must-see. City of God, directed by Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund, and based on the book of the same name by Paulo Lins, was released internationally in 2002. Though the movie was criticized, mainly by Brazilians, for glorifying and exposing the violence of…
Tropa de Elite Posted by Transparent Language on Oct 26, 2007
This article does not intend to promote the image of Brazil as a violent country. This film is a very big deal in the news, and I thought it appropriate to discuss. Tropa de Elite is a film based on the book Elite da Tropa, written by Luiz Eduardo Soares, André Batista and Rodrigo Pimental…
Black Orpheus Posted by Transparent Language on Sep 14, 2007
Black Orpheus or Orfeu Negro is a French film adaptation of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth which was released in 1959. Marcel Camus did a brilliant job of directing this classic film which was scored beautifully, featuring Luis Bonfá’s classic Manhá de Carnaval, which many consider to have beenBossa Nova before Bossa Nova ‘existed.’ Bruno…