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Que Cavação é Essa?

2008 · 19 min

A quiet, affectionate look at old filmmaking craft, more like a museum visit than a story.

Directed by
Estevão Garcia, Luís Alberto Rocha Melo
Genres
Comedy, Documentary
Starring
Hernani Heffner, Jorgeh Ramos, José Marinho
Overview
A short film that emulates the activities of early Brazilian filmmakers known as "cavadores".

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Directed by
Estevão Garcia, Luís Alberto Rocha Melo
Genres
Comedy, Documentary
Starring
Hernani Heffner, Jorgeh Ramos, José Marinho
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    • art
    • work
    • media
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    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour4
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension1
    Darkness1
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight3

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    Genres
    comedy, documentary
    Directed by
    Estevão Garcia, Luís Alberto Rocha Melo
    Written by
    Luís Alberto Rocha Melo
    Starring
    Hernani Heffner, Jorgeh Ramos, José Marinho, Severino Dadá, Francisco Moreira
    Cinematography
    William Condé
    Runtime
    19 min
    Country
    Brazil
    Languages
    Portuguese

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