Perfumed Ball
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLírio Ferreira
Paulo Caldas
Written byHilton Lacerda
Lírio Ferreira
Paulo Caldas
Produced byAniceto Ferreira
Beto Monteiro
StarringDuda Mamberti
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
Aramis Trindade
Chico Diaz
CinematographyPaulo Jacinto dos Reis
Edited byVânia Debs
Music byPaulo Rafael
Production
company
Saci Filmes
Distributed byRioFilme
Release dates
Running time
93 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese
Box officeR$326,879[1]

Perfumed Ball (Portuguese: Baile Perfumado) is a 1996 Brazilian film directed by Lírio Ferreira and Paulo Caldas. Starring Duda Mamberti and Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, it shows the history of how Benjamin Abrahão befriended Lampião, the leader of the Cangaço, and filmed his crimes — a feat the Brazilian army was not able to accomplish.[2] It used footage taken in 1936 for Abrahão's 1959 film Lampião, o Rei do Cangaço.[3][4]

Cast

Reception

The film entered the 1996 Festival de Brasília, where it won awards for Best Film, Best Newcomer Director, Best Art Direction (Adão Pinheiro), Best Supporting Actor (Aramis Trindade) and shared the Critic's Choice Award with Um Céu de Estrelas.[5] It was released in Brazilian theatres on July 26, 1997.[3] It was shown at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, at the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival, at the 1998 Chicago Latino Film Festival,[6] and won the Coral Prize for Best Film Poster at the 19th Havana Film Festival.[7] The movie is considered an important mark in Pernambuco's cinema industry, being one of the Pernambuco's first films to be acclaimed by international critics.[8] For example, Deborah Young of Variety said it "has a deliberately naive look that keeps it fresh, plus amusing dialogue and cast."[2] She especially praised its "imaginative camera style" as it "uses a quasi-expressionist palette and camera angles".[2]

References

  1. ^ "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2013" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 38. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Young, Deborah (June 18, 1997). "Review: 'Perfumed Ball'". Variety. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Baile Perfumado" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  4. ^ "Lampião, o Rei do Cangaço" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  5. ^ Freire, Roberto (November 6, 1996). "Atividade Legislativa - Pronunciamentos - Senado Federal" (in Portuguese). Federal Senate. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  6. ^ "Perfumed Ball (1997) - Miscellaneous Notes". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  7. ^ "Premios 19na Edición del Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano" (in Spanish). Havana Film Festival. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  8. ^ Zendron, Mariane. "Prêmios para "Tatuagem" reafirmam força do cinema pernambucano" (in Portuguese). Universo Online. Retrieved February 1, 2014.

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