The Red Light Bandit
| The Red Light Bandit | |
|---|---|
 | |
| O Bandido da Luz Vermelha | |
| Directed by | Rogério Sganzerla |
| Starring |
Paulo Villaça Helena Ignez Luiz Linhares |
Release date | 1968 |
Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
The Red Light Bandit (Portuguese:O Bandido da Luz Vermelha) is a 1968 Brazilian crime film directed by Rogério Sganzerla,[1] inspired by the crimes of the real-life burglar João Acácio Pereira da Costa, known as the "Red Light Bandit" (Bandido da Luz Vermelha).[2] The film is a representative work of cinema marginal. Sganzerla was 21 years old when he directed it.[3]
A sequel directed by Ícaro Martins and Helena Ignez, widow of Sganzerla, was released in 2010: Luz nas Trevas - A Volta do Bandido da Luz Vermelha.[4][5]
Synopsis
Jorge, a São Paulo house burglar, nicknamed by the press the "Red Light Bandit", baffles the police by using peculiar techniques. Always carrying a red flashlight, he rapes his victims, have long dialogues with them and makes daring escapes to after spend the profits of his crimes.
He has an affair with the femme fatale Janete Jane, meets other burglars, a corrupt politician and gets betrayed. Pursued and cornered, he commits suicide.
Cast
- Paulo Villaça.... Jorge,the Red Light Bandit
- Helena Ignez.... Janete Jane
- Sérgio Hingst.... millionaire
- Luiz Linhares.... police officer Cabeção
- Sônia Braga.... victim
- Ítala Nandi
- Hélio Aguiar.... narrator
- Mara Duval.... female narrator
- Pagano Sobrinho.... J.B. da Silva
- Roberto Luna.... Lucho Gatica
- Sérgio Mamberti.... taxi passenger
- Carlos Reichenbach.... man who exits the movie theater with a camera in hand
- Renato Consorte....TV host
- Maurice Capovilla.... gangster
- Neville de Almeida
- Miriam Mehler.... victim
- Lola Brah
Awards and nominations
1968 Festival de Brasília (Brazil)
- Won Best Costume, Best Director,Best Montage and Best Film .[6]
References
- ↑ Xavier, Ismail (1997). Allegories of Underdevelopment: Aesthetics and Politics in Modern Brazilian Cinema. U of Minnesota Press. ISBN 9780816626779.
- ↑ "Memory of the World National Cinematic Heritage" (PDF). Unesco. 1995. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ↑ "Rep Diary: Tropicália - Film Comment". Film Comment. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
- ↑ "Continuação de 'O bandido da luz vermelha' estreia em festival na Suíça". Pop & Arte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-02-17.
- ↑ Felperin, Leslie (2010-08-19). "Review: ‘Light in Darkness: The Return of the Red Light Bandit’". Variety. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
- ↑ Sganzerla, Rogério (2008). O bandido da luz vermelha: argumento e roteiro (in Portuguese). Imprensa Oficial Do Estado. ISBN 9788570606693.
External links
- The Red Light Bandit on Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural (in Portuguese)
- The Red Light Bandit on IMDb