Brazilian Western

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Brazilian Western
Directed by René Sampaio
Produced by Daniel Filho
Written by Victor Atherino
Marcos Bernstein
Renato Russo (story)
Based on Faroeste Caboclo 
by Legião Urbana
Starring Fabrício Boliveira
César Troncoso
Isis Valverde
Antonio Calloni
Alex Sander
Marcos Paulo
Cinara Leal
Giuliano Manfredini
Felipe Abib
Rodrigo Pandolfo
Studio Gávea Filmes
Globo Filmes
Release dates
  • 30 May 2013 (2013-05-30)
Country Brazil
Language Portuguese
Budget R$ 6 million

Brazilian Western (Portuguese: Faroeste Caboclo) is a 2013 Brazilian film directed and produced by René Sampaio, starring Fabrício Boliveira, Isis Valverde and César Trancoso. It is based on the song of same name released by Brazilian rock band Legião Urbana in their 1987 Que País É Este album.

Originally set for a 2011 release, the film's production suffered many delays. Shootings for the film took place primarily in the Jardim ABC neighbourhood of Cidade Ocidental, Goiás, in which the city of Ceilândia, Distrito Federal was recreated as it was in the 70's.[1] Shootings of other cities and places mentioned in the song could be done in loco. The film was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[2][3]

Plot

João do Santo Cristo (Fabrício Boliveira) leaves Salvador, Bahia in search for a better life and goes to Brasília. There, he meets Maria Lúcia (Isis Valverde), whom he falls in love with and wishes to build a better future. However, his involvement with drug trafficking may ruin everything, as his main competitor, Jeremias (Felipe Abib), becomes his enemy.

Production

Development

In July 2005, O Globo informed that production on Faroeste Caboclo had started and was being lead by director René Sampaio.[4] According to him, he wanted to watch a movie based on the song, and found it funny that he was involved in the production of such film. He described it as a "Greek tragedy".[5]

“ Everyone who listened to the song in that time imagined that that story could become a movie. It ended up that I was the director and I could carry on with this project. The idea is to make a movie that is loyal to Renato's lyrics.[5] ”

The first contracts to initiate the writing process were done with Russos's family, which approved it. However, in early 2007, Editora Tapajós tried to legally stop the production of the film, stating that it has been holding the song's copyrights for more than 20 years, and saying that the family could not negotiate the movie without their permission. [6][7] The final decision of the Superior Court of Justice came in January 1, 2007, declining Tapajós's request to make the film.[8][9] Since then, the producers spent some time trying to raise funds for the movie.

Casting

Actors during the shootings.

The main cast of the movie was confirmed on February 9, 2011. Fabrício Boliveira was chosen to play the main role, João de Santo Cristo; Ísis Valverde was confirmed as his love interest Maria Lúcia; and Felipe Adib will be the antagonist Jeremias.[10][11][12] On April 15, 2011, Cinara Leal was chosen to play Teresa, since Fabiula Nascimento had to leave the film due to her busy schedule.[13][14]


César Troncoso, husband of Teresa, was confirmed on 23 May 2011.[15][16] About his character, he commented:

“ Brazil is a country of many contrasts, and the movie talks about it. People who never lived in poverty may have difficulties in understanding the paths some people chose. Pablo wants his life to work in the way he knows, be it bringing smuggle from Bolivia, whatever. Because if he doesn't do this, he simply doesn't eat. ”

Filming

The shooting of the movie started on April 12, 2011, the first scene being the one in which João de Santo Cristo arrives at Brasília. The production team had to alter the highway so that it resembled the one found in the 70s. Also, they found a 1955 bus that circulated in the capital since its foundation.[17][18][19]

The movie was shot in Brasília and in the countryside of São Paulo state. At the border of the Federal District with Goiás, a set city was built in order to recreate Ceilândia as it was in the 80s. The set was built in an empty terrain belonging to a landfill company.[20]

References

  1. ↑ Folhateen antecipa cenas e personagens de 'Faroeste Caboclo' Folhateen - Folha.com
  2. ↑ "Brazilian Western". TIFF. Retrieved 2013-08-17. 
  3. ↑ "Toronto Adds 75+ Titles To 2013 Edition". Indiewire. Retrieved 2013-08-17. 
  4. ↑ "Música da Legião Urbana será adaptada para o cinema". Yahoo! Brasil Cinema. 10 July 2005. Retrieved 6 January 2012. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ricardo Calazans (5 February 2007). "Faroeste Caboclo é uma "tragédia grega", diz diretor". Terra Networks. Retrieved 6 January 2012. 
  6. ↑ "Um acordo entre a gravadora Edições Musicais Tapajós Ltda., do Rio de Janeiro, e os herdeiros de Renato Russo pôs fim à discussão no Superior Tribunal de Justiça (STJ) sobre a adaptação cinematográfica da letra de Faroeste Caboclo pela produtora Copacabana Filmes.". Jornal Jorid. Retrieved 6 January 2012. 
  7. ↑ Agencia Estado (1 January 2007). "STJ NÃO IMPEDE USO DE "FAROESTE CABOCLO" PARA CINEMA". Globo.com. Retrieved 6 January 2012. 
  8. ↑ "Editora Tapajós não pode, ainda, impedir adaptação de Faroeste Caboclo". Superior Tribunal de Justiça. 2 January 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2012. 
  9. ↑ "STJ não impede o uso de "Faroeste Cabloco" para o cinema". Paraná Online. 2 January 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2012. 
  10. ↑ "Faroeste Caboclo tem elenco revelado". Rolling Stone. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012. 
  11. ↑ "Conheça os atores confirmados para Faroeste Caboclo". Virgula. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012. 
  12. ↑ Francisco Russo (8 February 2011). "Faroeste Caboclo define elenco principal". AdoroCinema. Retrieved 6 January 2012. 
  13. ↑ Lucas Salgado (15 April 2011). "Faroeste Caboclo contrata atriz". AdoroCinema. Retrieved 6 January 2012. 
  14. ↑ "Elenco de Faroeste Caboclo ganha novidades, confira!". Pipoca Blog. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012. 
  15. ↑ Carla Navarrete (24 May 2011). "César Troncoso dá vida ao traficante Pablo em ‘Faroeste Caboclo’". Yahoo! Cinema. Retrieved 6 January 2012. 
  16. ↑ Raquel Valadares (23 May 2011). "Perfil César Troncoso, o nosso Pablo". Site oficial. Retrieved 6 January 2012. 
  17. ↑ Marcelo Hessel (13 april 2011). "Faroeste Caboclo — Começam as filmagens - veja um novo vídeo". Omelete (site). Retrieved 6 January 2012. 
  18. ↑ ""Faroeste caboclo", início das filmagens em abril". Cine Debate. 3 April 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012. 
  19. ↑ "Início das Filmagens". Site oficial. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012. 
  20. ↑ "Folha visita filmagens de "Serra Pelada", superprodução brasileira de Heitor Dhalia com trama movida a tiros, ouro e sangue". Folha de S. Paulo. Retrieved 6 January 2012. 

External links

Legião Urbana
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilations
Singles
  • "Será"
  • "Ainda É Cedo"
  • "O Reggae"
  • "Soldados"
  • "Eduardo e Mônica"
  • "Acrilic on Canvas"
  • "Índios"
  • "Tempo Perdido"
  • "Quase sem Querer"
  • "Que País É Este"
  • "Angra dos Reis"
  • "Faroeste Caboclo"
  • "Eu Sei"
  • "Há Tempos"
  • "1965 (Duas Tribos)"
  • "Love Song"
  • "Metal Contra as Nuvens"
  • "A Ordem dos Templários"
  • "Vento no Litoral"
  • "O Teatro dos Vampiros"
  • "Perfeição"
  • "A Via Láctea"
  • "As Flores do Mal"
  • "Clarisse"
  • "Hoje à Noite Não Tem Luar"
  • "Quando o Sol Bater na Janela do Teu Quarto"
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