Ismail Xavier
Acting
Biography
Ismail Xavier (Curitiba, June 9, 1947) is a theorist in the field of cinematographic studies and a professor of Brazilian cinema, considered one of the most important researchers in his field.
Born: June 9, 1947
Place of Birth: Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Known For
A Classic, Two Home Matches, No Away Game
Love, sex and death get mixed in a love story between two desperate boys in a big city.
Santos Dumont: Pré-Cineasta?
The documentary’s starting point is the discovery and restoration of a rare and unknown photography reel reproduced from a mutoscope film, made in 1901 in London, about Santos Dumont (1873 – 1932). The work approaches historic and artistic aspects from the beginning of Cinema (pre cinema, variety film) and a cinema that appropriates archive material (found footage, recycled films), through interviews, documents, visual metaphors and the articulation of a poetic essay.
Candango: Memoirs from a Festival
In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's capital. The Brasília Film Festival: a landmark of cultural and political resistance. Its story is that of Brazilian cinema itself.
Depois do Transe
The documentary "Depois do Transe" covers the entire process of creating the masterpiece "Entranced Earth", which was released and awarded at the Cannes Film Festival in 1967. "Entranced Earth" charmed the world and won great admirers such as filmmaker Martin Scorsese and the writer Marguerite Duras, who at the time considered a "fabulous filmic opera."
Milagrez
Documentary on "Antonio das Mortes", Glauber Rocha's 1969 film.
Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema
A making-of directed by Bodanzky himself, the documentary discusses the language of the film Iracema - Uma Transa Amazônica 30 years after it was made, gathering interviews with the authors, actors, critics and the filmmakers themselves.