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O Caçador de Esmeraldas

1979 · 101 min

A patient, dusty historical trek through jungle and obsession, with weighty period detail and a slow sense of mounting futility.

Directed by
Oswaldo de Oliveira
Genres
Adventure, History
Starring
Jofre Soares, Glória Menezes, Roberto Bonfim
Overview
The life of Fernão Dias, a 17th century Brazilian frontiersman known as "the Emerald Hunter".

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Directed by
Oswaldo de Oliveira
Genres
Adventure, History
Starring
Jofre Soares, Glória Menezes, Roberto Bonfim
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • exploration
  • survival
  • ambition
  • madness
Places
  • wilderness
  • road trip
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
adventure, history
Directed by
Oswaldo de Oliveira
Written by
Hernâni Donato, Oswaldo de Oliveira, Anselmo Duarte
Starring
Jofre Soares, Glória Menezes, Roberto Bonfim, Tarcísio Meira, Arduíno Colassanti, Dionísio Azevedo, Herson Capri, Maurício do Valle
Music
Chico Moraes
Cinematography
Antonio Meliande
Runtime
101 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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