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Ridículos

2016 · 76 min

A gentle, reflective look at artists revisiting their roots, mixing playful clowning with quiet nostalgia and the tender work of creation.

Directed by
Ronei Jorge, Rodrigo Luna
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Rodrigo Luna, Felícia de Castro, Alê Casali
Overview
Four of the best clowns of Salvador return to the place where they were initiated 15 years before to conduct an initiation process of a new clown. In addition to the memories of this experience and its consequences in Salvador's clown scene, the creative process of these artists is revealed in a metalinguistic environment, a tribute to the act of creating.

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Directed by
Ronei Jorge, Rodrigo Luna
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Rodrigo Luna, Felícia de Castro, Alê Casali
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 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
  • friendship
  • memory
  • identity
  • healing
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • 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
Realism9
Romance1
Tension1
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Ronei Jorge, Rodrigo Luna, Paula Lice
Written by
Ronei Jorge, Rodrigo Luna, Paula Lice
Starring
Rodrigo Luna, Felícia de Castro, Alê Casali, João Lima, Demian Reis
Music
Livia Nery, Ronei Jorge
Cinematography
Matheus da Rocha Pereira
Runtime
76 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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