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Evoé: Portrait of an Anthropophage

2011 · 104 min

A reflective, image-rich portrait that drifts between memories and places, asking patience as it circles an artist's restless life.

Directed by
Tadeu Jungle, Elaine Cesar
Genres
Documentary
Starring
José Celso Martinez Corrêa, Maria Alice Vergueiro, Mariano Mattos Martins
Overview
A film that mixes labyrinthine recent testimonies and historical images of the career of the tropicalista director, actor and playwright Zé Celso, of Teatro Oficina, one of the greatest personalities of the Brazilian arts of all time. The documentary acquired its main verb in four trips to key points in the trajectory of Zé: Bahia badlands, Cururipe Beach in Alagoas (where Bishop Sardinha was devoured), Epidaurus and Athens in Greece and his apartment in São Paulo.

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Directed by
Tadeu Jungle, Elaine Cesar
Genres
Documentary
Starring
José Celso Martinez Corrêa, Maria Alice Vergueiro, Mariano Mattos Martins
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    Themes
    • art
    • identity
    • memory
    • politics
    • sexuality
    Places
    • big city
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism9
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Tadeu Jungle, Elaine Cesar
    Starring
    José Celso Martinez Corrêa, Maria Alice Vergueiro, Mariano Mattos Martins
    Runtime
    104 min
    Languages
    Portuguese

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