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Saudade do Futuro

EMAILPRINTLaterit Productions

Saudade do Futuro reviews
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9.0 User Score:

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Based on 7 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Documentary

Written by: Marie-Clemence Blanc-Paes
César Paes
Marie Clémence Paes

Directed by: César Paes

Release Date:
Theatrical: June 20, 2001
DVD: May 18, 2004

Running Time: 94 minutes, Color

Origin: Brazil / France / Belgium

Language(s): Portugese (with English subtitles)

Summary

RATING: Not Rated

Starring Luiza Erundina, Fábio Freire, Ezequias Lira, and Thomas Rohrer

Records the sights and sounds of the many extraordinary street musicians of Sao Paulo whose music and lyrics tell the stories of their lives with improvised humor, drama and colorful vulgarisms. (Film Forum)

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

80

Variety Dennis Harvey

A breezy, good-humored love letter to the city itself.

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75

New York Post Lou Lumenick

A summer delight that also provides a quick cultural education.

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63

New York Daily News Jack Mathews

It's sort of like getting off the plane in a strange place without a guide. We can figure it out, but it takes some work, and the music is more of a distraction than an aid.

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63

Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington

Completely successful or not, films like Saudade do Futuro are needed. And we need people like the Nordestinos.

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60

TV Guide Ken Fox

The film doesn't provide any narration or go out of its way to identify the participants, so it's left to the viewer to make connections and draw their own conclusions.

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60

Village Voice J. Hoberman

Infectious city symphony.

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30

The New York Times Stephen Holden

Despite its sociological tidbits and flashes of musical vitality, Saudade do Futuro never goes anywhere.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

batu can gave it a9:
The main focus in the movie is on people. It has an unassuming frank camera on people, their saudade for their roots, music, passions, dance, work, sweat, joy and daily life. After watching this movie it is almost impossible not to love/admire the nordestionos in SP with their 100% humane existence. Film makes good use of silence as well as the music; all frames are full of real people shot almost by two eyes without intimidating people rather than with a camera and a crew. The selection of songs are excellent, it is the best thing to feel between these people in a forro dancing bar without actually being there.

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