''Perfumed Ball'' () is a 1996 Brazilian film directed by
Lírio Ferreira and
Paulo Caldas
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* Paulo Jr. (footballer), Brazilian footballer
* Paulo Alho (born 1980), Portuguese race car ...
. Starring Duda Mamberti and
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos (born 25 June 1954) is a Brazilian actor.
Selected filmography
Film
Television
References
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1954 births
Living people
Brazilian male film actors
People from Umbuzeiro
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, it shows the history of how
Benjamin Abrahão
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befriended
Lampião
"Captain" Virgulino Ferreira da Silva (; 7 June 1897 – 28 July 1938), better known as Lampião (older spelling: ''Lampeão'', , meaning "lantern" or "oil lamp"), was probably the most successful traditional Brazilian bandit leader of the 20th c ...
, the leader of the
Cangaço
''Cangaço'' () was a phenomenon of Northeast Brazil in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This region of Brazil is known for its aridness and hard way of life, and in a form of "social banditry" against the government, many men and women d ...
, and filmed his crimes — a feat the Brazilian army was not able to accomplish.
It used footage taken in 1936 for Abrahão's 1959 film ''Lampião, o Rei do Cangaço''.
Cast
*Duda Mamberti as Benjamin Abrahão
*Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos as Lampião
*Aramis Trindade as lieutenant Lindalvo Rosas
*
Chico Diaz
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as colonel Zé de Zito
*
Joffre Soares
Joffre Soares (21 September 1918 – 19 August 1996) was a Brazilian film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1963 and 1996.
Selected filmography
* ''Vidas secas'' (1963) - Fazendeiro (Farmer)
* ' (1963)
* ''Selva Trágica'' (1964) - ...
as
Padre Cícero
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Batista has been declared a saint by the Brazilian Cathol ...
*Cláudio Mamberti as colonel João Libório
*Germano Haiut as Ademar Albuquerque
*Zuleica Ferreira as
Maria Bonita
Reception
The film entered the 1996
Festival de Brasília
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, 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''. It was released in Brazilian theatres on July 26, 1997.
[ It was shown at the ]1997 Cannes Film Festival
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The Palme d'Or was jointly awarded to Iran ...
, at the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival
The 22nd Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 4 to September 13, 1997. This festival was notable for the introduction of the Masters programme to TIFF.
Awards
Programmes
Gala Opening Night
* '' The Sweet Hereafter'' by Atom E ...
, at the 1998 Chicago Latino Film Festival
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, and won the Coral Prize for Best Film Poster at the 19th Havana Film Festival
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. The movie is considered an important mark in Pernambuco
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's cinema industry, being one of the Pernambuco's first films to be acclaimed by international critics.Variety
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* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
'' said it "has a deliberately naive look that keeps it fresh, plus amusing dialogue and cast."[ She especially praised its "imaginative camera style" as it "uses a quasi-]expressionist
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palette and camera angles".[
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References
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{{Candango Award for Best Film
1996 films
1996 drama films
Brazilian drama films
Films set in the 1930s
Films set in Brazil
Films shot in Recife
1990s Portuguese-language films
1996 directorial debut films
1990s Brazilian films
Portuguese-language drama films