MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Movie
Poster for The Foreign Eye

The Foreign Eye

2006 · 70 min

A wry, thoughtful essay on how outsiders imagine a country, mixing talking heads and film clips into a gentle critique of stereotype.

Directed by
Lúcia Murat
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Michael Caine, Jon Voight, Philippe de Broca
Overview
Fantasies and clichés about Brazil and Brazilians as reinforced by international films, even those actually shot in Brazil. This documentary features interviews with non-Brazilian directors, writers and stars who have been involved in some of those films.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

Add to a list: The Foreign Eye

You have no lists yet. Name one, and this title goes into it.

All your lists

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Lúcia Murat
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Michael Caine, Jon Voight, Philippe de Broca
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • media
  • colonialism
  • art
  • race
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour5
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

More like this

Titles like The Foreign Eye

Movie

Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!

2021

A breezy, joke-stuffed clip reel that affectionately mocks the movie tricks you never noticed you'd seen a hundred times.

Satirical · about identity and media · documentary

Via
  • satirical
  • identity
  • media
  • documentary
Pacing
brisk
Attention
easy-watch
Runtime
59 min
Details
Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!Hidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Pervert's Guide to Ideology

2012

A dizzying, intellectually playful lecture that bounces between film clips and wild digressions, demanding close attention but rewarding with infectious enthusiasm.

Satirical · about identity and media · documentary

Via
  • satirical
  • identity
  • media
  • documentary
Pacing
measured
Attention
demanding
Runtime
131 min
Details
The Pervert's Guide to IdeologyHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Borat

2006

A gleefully offensive, cringe-inducing mockumentary that provokes uncomfortable laughter through its unscripted encounters and absurd cultural misunderstandings.

Satirical, cynical · about identity and media

Via
  • satirical
  • cynical
  • identity
  • media
Pacing
brisk
Attention
easy-watch
Runtime
84 min
Details
BoratHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

A candid, clip-heavy stroll through adult-industry nostalgia, mixing frank interviews with explicit footage for an easy, voyeuristic watch.

About identity and media · documentary

Via
  • identity
  • media
  • documentary
Pacing
measured
Attention
easy-watch
Runtime
95 min
Details
X-Rated 2: The Greatest Adult Stars of All TimeHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Insula

2019

A quietly cringe-inducing, wryly observed study of good intentions colliding with oblivious privilege, leaving a lingering discomfort.

Satirical, cynical · about identity and media · documentary

Via
  • satirical
  • cynical
  • identity
  • media
  • documentary
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
85 min
Details
InsulaHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Secret Life of Brian

2007

A brisk, funny, and thoughtful look behind the scenes at creative risk and the culture wars it sparked.

Satirical · about media and art · documentary

Via
  • satirical
  • media
  • art
  • documentary
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
48 min
Details
The Secret Life of BrianHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Audaz se Eleva

2016

A talky, reflective documentary that walks you through a taboo subject with curiosity and a wry, matter-of-fact calm.

Satirical · about identity and media · documentary

Via
  • satirical
  • identity
  • media
  • documentary
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
107 min
Details
Audaz se ElevaHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

A playful, self-aware romp that turns the sales pitch into the show, inviting you to laugh at how easily everything is for sale.

Satirical, cynical · about identity and media

Via
  • satirical
  • cynical
  • identity
  • media
Pacing
brisk
Attention
easy-watch
Runtime
87 min
Details
POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever SoldHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Celluloid Closet

1996

An exuberant, eye-opening tour through a century of film clips and candid interviews, equal parts entertaining and quietly enraging.

Satirical · about identity and media · documentary

Via
  • satirical
  • identity
  • media
  • documentary
Pacing
brisk
Attention
engaged
Runtime
102 min
Details
The Celluloid ClosetHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Nykytaiteen museo

1986

A dry, playful essay on an imaginary institution, drifting between deadpan absurdity and quiet reflection on what art museums mean.

Satirical · about identity and media · documentary

Via
  • satirical
  • identity
  • media
  • documentary
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
63 min
Details
Nykytaiteen museoHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly

2026

A brisk, wry dive into viral fame and its messy fallout, equal parts amusing and unsettling.

Satirical, cynical · about identity and media · documentary

Via
  • satirical
  • cynical
  • identity
  • media
  • documentary
Pacing
brisk
Attention
easy-watch
Runtime
72 min
Details
Untold Raygun: Breaking BadlyHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Catembe

1965

A dry, observational travelogue that drifts between colonial boosterism and quiet unease, rewarding patience with glimpses of everyday lives under empire.}{.

About identity and colonialism · documentary

Via
  • identity
  • colonialism
  • documentary
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
45 min
Details
CatembeHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Lúcia Murat
Written by
Tunico Amâncio, Lúcia Murat
Starring
Michael Caine, Jon Voight, Philippe de Broca, Philippe Clair, Hope Davis, Zalman King, Gérard Lauzier, Greydon Clark
Runtime
70 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

TMDBIMDbLetterboxdWikidata