Stories Our Cinema Did (Not) Tell

Brazil, 1970s: the country is living under a military dictatorship which lasted 21 years. During that period, the most produced and seen cinema was the pornochanchadas: a diverse genre that combined erotic atmosphere and popular appeal. A review of a dark period of one of the most charming countries in the universe is made through the most unprecedented way – solely through the images and sounds from a selection of the pornochanchada films, in a wry, pleasurable mash-up.

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Script: Fernanda Pessoa

Editing: Luiz Cruz

Sound: Erico Theobaldo, Ignacio Sodre, Daniela Machado (Coletiva Produtora)

Production: Pessoa Producoes, Studio Riff

Producers: Fernanda Pessoa, Julia Borges Arana, Alice Riff

Format: Color

Production Country: Brazil

Production Year: 2017

Duration: 80

Contact: Julia Duarte juliaduartegl@gmail.com

?International Premiere

Fernanda Pessoa

Filmography

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2017 Historias que Nosso Cinema (nao) Contava | Stories Our Cinema Did (Not) Tell