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The Spirit of Zé Lins

2006 · 80 min

A quiet, affectionate literary portrait that lingers on memory and place, rewarding viewers curious about a writer's life and Brazil's rural past.

Directed by
Vladimir Carvalho
Genres
Documentary
Starring
José Lins do Rego, Vladimir Carvalho, Othon Bastos
Overview
Documentary on the life and work of José Lins do Rego (1901-1957), one of Brazil's greatest 20th century literary authors, writer of celebrated novels "Menino de Engenho", "Fogo Morto", "Moleque Ricardo", "Riacho Doce" and many more.

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Directed by
Vladimir Carvalho
Genres
Documentary
Starring
José Lins do Rego, Vladimir Carvalho, Othon Bastos
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • memory
  • class
  • identity
  • work
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action0
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Vladimir Carvalho
Written by
Vladimir Carvalho
Starring
José Lins do Rego, Vladimir Carvalho, Othon Bastos, Rodolfo Arena, José Medeiros, Beatriz Medeiros, Manoel Batista Medeiros, Edson Nery da Fonseca
Music
Leo Gandelman , André Moraes
Runtime
80 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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