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Cidade Baixa
''Lower City'' () is a 2005 Brazilian drama film directed by Sérgio Machado, who is also one of the script writers. It was released in Brazil and to international film festivals in 2005, including being screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. Its general release in the United States was in 2006 in New York. Plot Lifelong friends Deco and Naldinho share ownership of an old, rusting boat in Salvador, Brazil. A strong bond exists between the two men, transcending their racial differences. "No woman will come between us," Naldinho tells Deco, and Deco concurs: "All the women in the world couldn't come between us." That bond is tested after the men meet Karinna, a dancer and prostitute. Karinna needs a ride, and she offers the two men her "services" in exchange for transport on their boat and a little cash. The emotional entanglements that result from Karinna's "deal" are stronger than the trio expected. Deco and Naldinho develop a desire to poss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karim Aïnouz
Karim Aïnouz (; ; born 17 January 1966) is a Brazilian film director and visual artist. He is best known for his film '' The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão.'' Career Karim Aïnouz was born to a Brazilian mother and an Algerian father, in Fortaleza, Ceará, in the Brazilian Northeast. He is a film director, screenwriter and visual artist. Aïnouz's feature debut, ''Madame Satã'', premiered at the ''Un Certain Regard'' section of the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. His following films, '' Suely in the Sky'', and '' I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You'', co-directed with Marcelo Gomes, premiered at the ''Orizzonti'' of the in 2006 and 2009 Venice Film Festival. In 2011, '' The Silver Cliff'' was presented in the Directors' Fortnight and won Best Director at the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival. In television, Aïnouz created and directed ''Alice'', a 13 episode fiction series for HBO Brasil. His short films and installations have been sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |