Pacarrete
(Pacarrete)
Allan Deberton | Drama, Comedy, Fiction
2019 | 97 minutes | Brazil
Pacarrete, an old, crazy ballet dancer from Russas, Brazil, just wants to keep her dreams alive.
Synopsis
Pacarrete is an elderly ballet dancer from Brazil who may just be slightly crazy. After her retirement as a dance and ballet instructor, she goes back to her hometown. However, still fearless at her age, she decides to give a dance performance as a “gift to the people” on the eve of the city's bicentennial celebration. But it seems nobody cares about Pacarrete.
Reviews
"The ending is unclassifiable, a vindication of difference as beauty that leaves a sense of wonder — and wondering what this film is all about." — Débora Young, The Hollywood Repórter
"'Pacarrete', Allan Deberton's feature film debut, is a powerful melodrama, starting with Almodovarian colors, lots of music, dancing and delicious sense of humor, and heading towards twilight." — Maria do Rosário Caetano, Revista de Cinema
"We should thank the films that make us laugh. And also the ones that make us cry. And we should double thank those that make us laugh and cry. It's the case of Pacarrete." — Luiz Zanin, Estadão
"Very beautiful film, with an impressive power, that beats in the heart and talent of its protagonist." — Francisco Russo, Adoro Cinema
"And it is exactly at the end that the audience realizes that they have witnessed such a deep range of elements and possibilities that every cry in the audience is justified. All bathed by the ugly duckling turned swan and his impressive conductor." — Francisco Carbone, CinePlayers
"The sublime performance of Marcélia Cartaxo will always be the first memory when thinking about this young classic of brazilian cinema." — Cinema com Crítica
"You can bet right now that we have a classic of Brazilian cinema!" — Marcelo Velloso, Vertentes do Cinema
"Lush." — Márcio Picoli, Cine Eterno
"Pacarrete is beautiful. It is inspiring. It is art. The purest art." — Bruna Haas Pacheco, Virgilia Nerd
Citation
Main credits
Deberton, Allan (filmmaker)
Deberton, Allan (screenwriter)
Teixeira, Cesar (producer)
Cartaxo, Marcélia (actor)
Lira, Soia (actor)
Matos, Zezita (actor)
Other credits
Cinematography, Beto Martins; editing, Joana Collier; music, Fred Silveira.
Citation
Cataloging
Pragda subjects
Body Image
Dance + Performing Arts
Health + Aging
Mental Health
Sociology
South America
Women
Keywords
Clips
Festivals
Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Edition; Golden Globes Awards - Foreign Language Film nomenee; New Jersey Film Festival - Best Picture–Honorable Mention; Vitória Film Festival - Best Actress; Florianópolis Audiovisual Mercosul - Best Picture, Best Picture Popular Jury; Bogotá International Film Festival - Best Picture Bronze–Precolombian Circle; IFFK International Film Festival of Kerala - Best Director–Silver Crow Pheasant Award; Macon Film Festival - Best Picture–Narrative
DIRECTOR: Allan Deberton
NATIONALITY: Brazil
YEAR: 2019
GENRE: Drama, Comedy, Fiction
LANGUAGE: Portuguese
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adult
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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