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Franz Kafka – The Castle (1926)
The Castle is a philosophical novel by Franz Kafka. In it a protagonist, known only as K., strives to gain…
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Nelson Pereira dos Santos – Rio Quarenta Graus aka Rio 40ºC (1955)
Banned by Brazil’s Federal Department of Public Safety, “Rio, 40 Grau”s is a landmark film that ushered in the wave…
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Nelson Pereira dos Santos – Como Era Gostoso o Meu Frances AKA How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman [+Extras] (1971)
THE BEGINNING OF THE EXPLOITATION OF BRAZIL In 1594 in Brazil, the Tupinambás Indians are friends of the Frenches and…
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Nelson Pereira dos Santos – A Terceira Margem do Rio AKA The Third Bank of the River (1994)
From the book “Brazilian Cinema” – Edited by Randal Johnson and Robert Stam: “The Third Bank of the River” is…
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Paulo Caldas & Lírio Ferreira – Baile Perfumado AKA Perfumed Ball (1997)
A close friend of “Padre Cicero” (Jofre Soares), the “Lebanese”Mascate” Benjamin Abraham (Duda Mamberti) decides to film “Lampião” (Luis Carlos…
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Lane Slate – Deadly Game (1977)
Plot Synopsis by Hal Erickson Twice during the mid-1970s, Andy Griffith unsuccessfully attempted to launch a TV detective series titled…
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Moacyr Góes – O Homem Que Desafiou o Diabo (2007)
José Araújo, an attractive, happy traveling salesman, arrives at the little town of Jardim dos Caiacós where he meets “Turco,”…
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Max Nosseck – Garden of Eden (1954)
SYNOPSIS: A nudist camp provides the primary setting for this exploitation film that chronicles the camps attempts to gain respectability…
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