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Published: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:26:44 +0000 
A friend from Australia asked me for a list of some great Brazilian and LA movies. This is what I’m sending her.
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I am not an expert, and I’m probably missing a few movies. And hope to see more suggestion in the comments below.
I am not an expert, and I’m probably missing a few movies. And hope to see more suggestion in the comments below.
Avi on 
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:26:44 +0000 | Tags: 
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Hi
I dont know if it is a bit late for this, but she might like Y Tu Mama Tambien from Mexico with Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna, Cama Adentro from Argentina, Love for Sale (Brazil) and The Orphanage (Spain). They all great movies from Latin America and Spain.
Christian
http://www.cinelatinony.blogspot.com
Como Água para Chocolate (não lembro se é um filme latino mas é um contexto latino…), A Casa dos Espíritos (idem), De amor e de Sombras (idem).
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“O homem que copiava” podia estar nessa lista. Mesmo tendo que admitir que eu mesmo só recentemente resolvi que talvez valesse a pena assisti-lo, na minha opinião é um filme que está acima da média e bem melhor que alguns mencionados. De qualquer maneira, muito boas as indicações.
Roberto, yes, I changed the text. I remember O Quatrilho as the first brazilian movie in the Oscar.
Despite two beautiful songs in “Bicho de Sete Cabeças”’s soundtrack, I wouldn’t include it in a top list, in my opinion.
I have just put “Lisbela e o Prisioneiro” in my list to watch.
The Brazilian movie that lost to Antonia was “Quatrilho“, which wasn’t especially good except for its wonderful locations — my home town
Two films that might make it to the list would be –
* O Bicho de Sete Cabeças
* Lisbela e o Prisioneiro
The latter is one of the most delicious comedies of all time for me, although its comedy does rely heavily on puns and idioms, so it might be less effective in other languages.
Indeed, Lavoura Arcaica is very faithful to the book (which is one of my all-time favorites). I had the luck to see it in a movie theater along with the director and Raduan Nassar.
They both mentioned how difficult is to film a stream of consciousness plot and still keep it understandable by non-readers. I think they did a great job, specially by keeping the poetic feel of the settings & situations.
“O Homem que Copiava”, “Meu Tio Matou um Cara” e “Bellini e a Esfinge” são bons filmes.
Apenas uma pequena correção: Central do Brasil perdeu para o italiano A Vida É Bela (La Vita è Bella) no Oscar de 1999, e não para Antonia.
Avi,
‘Lavoura Arcaica’ the movie is based on Raduan Nassar’s book of the same name. The storyline is confuse because it follows André’s thoughts. Actually, he tells us the history and hence we’re limited to his interpretations and own view of what really happened.
Other good thing about this movie is that it tries to follow the book rigorously, that’s rare, usually the director likes to add his/her own view.
If you enjoy that kind of reading I suggest you to read Raduan’s book, he’s brazilian:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raduan_Nassar
Acertou em cheio nas indicações, assisti praticamente todos esses filmes. Conheci “Machuca” através da minha namorada que é chilena, e é realmente um belíssimo filme, que, para mim, está no mesmo patamar de Cidade de Deus. Acompanho seu blog através do pandemonium, e já assisti suas palestras/seminários aqui em Brasília, e já tive a oportunidade de conversar com você em 2004 eu acho, num evento da IBM no Hotel Nacional, e recentemente pude assisir sua apresentação no evento de virtualização organizado pela novell.
For me, Lavoura Arcaica has extraordinary colours and landscapes, but has serious problems with its storyline.
Indeed, ‘Lavoura Arcaica’ is an excellent movie, but anyway, your list is great!
Surprisingly, you’re the first one I see mentioning ‘Abril Despedaçado’. Don’t forget that it’s a mix of Brazil’s porvety in Sertão and Kadare’s book of the same name ‘April Broken’ in english (that book is one of the best I’ve read ever).
I don’t have a list myself, I’d have to think about that for weeks. But in this post:
http://ilustradanocinema.folha.blog.uol.com.br/arch2007-07-22_2007-07-28.html#2007_07-24_12_49_47-11204329-28
You’ll find a list of the 10 best Brazilian movies, according to some directors and critics.
PS: Sorry for not adding the proper links, I’m too lazy for that.
lavoura arcaica (: