Stories Our Cinema Did (Not) Tell

(Histórias que nosso cinema (nāo) contava)
Fernanda Pessoa | Documentary

2017 | 80 minutes | Brazil

A review of the military dictatorship in Brazil told only through images and sounds from pornochanchada films, a genre of erotic film that was the most popular during that period.

Synopsis

A historic review of the military dictatorship in Brazil told only through images and sounds from films that belong to the pornochanchada genre, a kind of erotic film that was the most seen and most produced during that period.

Reviews

"One of the most significant events in the art world this year" — Folha de São Paulo

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Main credits

Pessoa, Fernanda (film director)
Pessoa, Fernanda (film producer)
Borges Araña, Julia (film producer)
Riff, Alice (film producer)

Other credits

Editing, Luiz Cruz; music, Érico Theobaldo.


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Keywords
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Festivals

Mostra de Tiradentes; Thessaloniki Documentary Festival; Cinélatino Rencontres de Toulouse; Festival du Nouveau Cinéma; "Guarani Awards - Best Documentary, Best Editing; Semana dos Realizadores - Best Film by Critics Choice, IndieLisboa Prize; Festival Pachamama Cinema de Fronteira - Best Film

DIRECTOR: Fernanda Pessoa

NATIONALITY: Brazil

YEAR: 2017

GENRE: Documentary

LANGUAGE: Portuguese

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: College, Adults

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE

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