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Short film

Ma Che Bambina

1986 · 9 min

A playful, offbeat short that blurs fact and fiction while sketching a beloved Brazilian musician with wry affection.

Directed by
Cecílio Neto
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Adoniran Barbosa
Overview
Documentary about Adoniran Barbosa, in which any resemblance to reality will be mere coincidence.

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Directed by
Cecílio Neto
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Adoniran Barbosa
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • music
  • identity
  • celebrity
  • memory
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • mockumentary
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism6
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Cecílio Neto
Starring
Adoniran Barbosa
Runtime
9 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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