Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum (film)

Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum

Film poster
Directed by Cao Hamburger
Produced by Van Fresnot
Alain Fresnot
Cao Hamburger
Written by Cao Hamburger
José Rubens Chachá
José Carvalho de Azevedo
João Emanuel Carneiro
Fernando Bonassi
Victor Navas
Anna Muylaert
Starring Diego Kozievitch
Rosi Campos
Sérgio Mamberti
Marieta Severo
Music by André Abujamra
Lulu Camargo
Edited by Michael Ruman
Production
company
A.F. Cinema e Vídeo
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release dates
  • December 31, 1999[1]
Running time
108 minutes
Country Brazil
Language Portuguese
Budget R$6,7–7 million[2][3]
Box office R$3,031,875[4]

Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum is a 1999 Braziian film directed by Cao Hamburger, based on the Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum TV series.[5]

Plot

In Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum 300-year-old Nino looks like he is eight or nine years old. Described by Graeber as a "Brazilian counterpart" to Harry Potter, Nino tries to write a book of spells. His aunt and uncle criticize his apprenticeship and Nino wants to play with ordinary children. Losangela, a relative, begins conspiring with real estate developers who hope to tear down Nino's family's mansion.[6]

Cast

Reception

Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum grossed R$3,031,875 and was watched by 725,329 people in the 134 Brazilian theaters in which it was released.[4] It was nominated for the 2nd Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil for Best Film, Best Screenplay, and Best Release, and Vera Hamburger and Clóvis Bueno won the Best Art Direction Award.[7][8] At the 2000 Chicago International Children's Film Festival it won the "Children's Jury Prize – International Feature Film or Video - Live Action".[9] Critical-wise, Laurel Graeber of The New York Times said that it "charmingly captures the life of a Latin-style Addams Family."[6]

References

  1. "Castelo Rá-tim-bum". AdoroCinema (in Portuguese). AlloCiné. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  2. Eduardo, Cléber (December 1, 2010). "Custos em alta". Época (in Portuguese). Editora Globo. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  3. December 14, 2008. "Hoje tem Castelo Ra-Ti-bum Sesc Arsenal". Gazeta Digitial (in Portuguese). Grupo Gazeta. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2012" (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 31. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  5. "Ra Tim Bum Castle (2000)." The New York Times. Retrieved on December 8, 2008.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Graeber, Laurel. "A Magical Childhood." The New York Times. Retrieved on December 8, 2008.
  7. "Veja os indicados do 2º Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil". Cineclick (in Portuguese). R7. February 5, 2001. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  8. ""Eu Tu Eles" vence "Oscar Brasileiro"". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. February 11, 2001. Archived from the original on July 9, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  9. "17th Annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival 2000 Awards". Chicago International Children's Film Festival. Retrieved June 2, 2014.

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