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Lampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian Press

2016 · 82 min

A thoughtful, archival documentary that feels like leafing through a brave, forbidden publication, equal parts defiance and warmth.

Overview
Inspired by the US paper “Gay Sunshine”, in April of 1978 appeared in Brazil – during the dictatorship – the newspaper “O Lampião”, depicting the point of view of gays on various issues, including sexuality. A group of journalists and writers from Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo joined the project, fueling a publication that paved the way for the press at the time, addressing controversial issues at the period, such as racism, abortion, drugs and prostitution.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • sexuality
  • politics
  • media
  • rebellion
  • identity
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Noel Carvalho, Lívia Perez
Starring
João Silvério Trevisan, Aguinaldo Silva, Celso Curi, Glauco Mattoso, Laerte Coutinho, Luiz Carlos Lacerda, Winston Leyland, Ney Matogrosso
Runtime
82 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
English, Portuguese

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