Cinema da Boca do Lixo (''Mouth of Garbage film'') is the collective name for a

film genre A film genre is a stylistic or thematic category for motion pictures based on similarities either in the narrative elements, aesthetic approach, or the emotional response to the film. Drawing heavily from the theories of literary-genre cri ...

associated with the Boca do Lixo ("Mouth of Garbage") downtown area of

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. On par with French

Nouvelle Vague French New Wave (french: La Nouvelle Vague) is a French art film movement that emerged in the late 1950s. The movement was characterized by its rejection of traditional filmmaking conventions in favor of experimentation and a spirit of iconocla ...

and American

slasher film A slasher film is a genre of horror films involving a killer stalking and murdering a group of people, usually by use of bladed or sharp tools like knife, chainsaw, scalpel, etc. Although the term "slasher" may occasionally be used informally as ...

s, films of this genre are exploitational and often considered B movies. These films often feature

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Background

The underworld of Boca de Lixo was an attraction for Cinema Marginal protagonists, most remarkably represented by

Rogério Sganzerla Rogério Sganzerla (4 May 1946 — 9 January 2004) was a Brazilian filmmaker. One of the main names of the '' cinema marginal'' underground movement, his most known work is ''The Red Light Bandit'' (1968). Sganzerla was influenced by Orson ...

's manifesto film ''O Bandido da Luz Vermelha'' (1968), that depicted the story of criminal João Acácio Pereira da Costa. The 1970s saw an influx of production companies to the area and producers such as Antônio Polo Galante, David Cardoso, Nelson Teixeira Mendes, Juan Bajon, Cláudio Cunha, Aníbal Massaini Neto made investments in Boca de Lixo. The result was ''cinema da Boca'', low-budget films with superficial content, produced for quick returns to investors. Although identified foremost with '' pornochanchadas'', Boca was the center of a set of various subgenres of

exploitation film An exploitation film is a film that tries to succeed financially by exploiting current trends, niche genres, or lurid content. Exploitation films are generally low-quality "B movies", though some set trends, attract critical attention, become hi ...

s including comedies, crime films, action films, and kung fu films. The end of censorship in Brazilian cinema after the fall of the

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in 1985, pornographic films began to be produced as well.

Notable Directors

Carlos Reichenbach Carlos Oscar Reichenbach Filho (14 June 1945 – 14 June 2012) was a Brazilian filmmaker. Early life and career Reichenbach was born in Porto Alegre to Luise Reichenbach (née Tinger) and Carlos Reichenbach. Reichenbach was one year of age wh ...

*Luiz Castelini *Alfredo Sternheim *Juan Bajon *Cláudio Cunha *

Walter Hugo Khouri Walter Hugo Khouri (São Paulo, 21 October 1929 – São Paulo, 27 June 2003) was a Brazilian film director, screenwriter, and film producer, producer of Lebanese people, Lebanese and Italians, Italian descent. Khouri made 25 feature films and w ...

José Mojica Marins José Mojica Marins (13 March 1936 – 19 February 2020) was a Brazilian filmmaker, actor, composer, screenwriter, and television horror host. Marins is also known for creating and playing the character Coffin Joe (loosely translated from Zé ...

Notable films

*''A Margem'' (''The Margin''). (Ozualdo Candeias,

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

) *''O Bandido da Luz Vermelha'' (''

The Red Light Bandit ''The Red Light Bandit'' ( pt, O Bandido da Luz Vermelha) is a 1968 Brazilian crime film directed by Rogério Sganzerla, inspired by the crimes of the real-life burglar João Acácio Pereira da Costa, known as the "Red Light Bandit" (''Bandido ...

''). (

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Janu ...

) *''O Ritual dos Sádicos'' ('' Awakening of the Beast'') (

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

) *''Matou a Família e Foi ao Cinema'' ('' Killed the Family and Went to the Movie Theater''). (

Júlio Bressane Júlio Eduardo Bressane de Azevedo (born February 13, 1946) is a Brazilian filmmaker and writer. Biography A representative of the Brazilian ''cinema marginal'', Julio Bressane began making films as an assistant director of Walter Lima Jr., in 1 ...

) The Aesthetics of Garbage, Part 2 on Notebook, MUBI
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External links

Keep Your Heart Right (The Nexus of Hex and Tease)

Offscreen.com

References

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Background

Notable Directors

Notable films

See also

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