Limite (film)
| Limite | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Mário Peixoto |
| Produced by | Mário Peixoto |
| Written by | Mário Peixoto |
| Starring |
Iolanda Bernardes Edgar Brasil Olga Breno |
| Cinematography | Edgar Brasil |
| Edited by | Mario Peixoto |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
Limite (Brazilian Portuguese: [lĩˈmitʃi], meaning "Limit" or "Border") is a film by Brazilian director and writer Mário Peixoto (1908–92), filmed in 1930 and first screened in 1931.
By some cited as the greatest of all Brazilian films,[1] this 120-minute silent experimental feature by novelist Peixoto, who never completed another film, was seen by Orson Welles and won the admiration of many, from Sergei Eisenstein to Georges Sadoul to Walter Salles. In 2015 it was voted number 1 on the Abraccine Top 100 Brazilian films list.
Plot
A man and two women lost at sea in a rowboat. Their pasts are conveyed in flashbacks throughout the film. The unusual structure has kept the film in the margins of most film histories, where it has been known mainly as a provocative and legendary cult film.[2]
Preservation status
The film has been restored, with the latest restored version having its American premiere in Brooklyn, New York on November 17, 2010.[1]
Cast
- Iolanda Bernardes
- Edgar Brasil
- Olga Breno as Woman #1
- Brutus Pedreira as Man #2
- Mário Peixoto
- Tatiana Rey as Woman #2
- Carmen Santos
- Raul Schnoor as Man #1
See also
References
- 1 2 Larry, Rohter (9 November 2010). "Brazil’s Best, Restored and Ready for a 21st-Century Audience". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- ↑ http://www.cinelatino.com.fr/sites/default/files/lesdocs/cinemas_damerique_latine_n16_2008.pdf