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  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 35 m

Summary In Foucault’s Pendulum, Umberto Eco calls the city of Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, the “Black Rome.” The rich culture of Salvador emanates from a fusion of European, African, and Native Indian roots. Today, tattooed onto the skin of the cityʼs 500-year-old urban landscape, one observes the ubiquitous public artwork created by the arti...

Directed By: Burt Sun, Andre Costantini

Written By: Andre Costantini, Burt Sun

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 35 m

Bel Borba Aqui

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Summary In Foucault’s Pendulum, Umberto Eco calls the city of Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, the “Black Rome.” The rich culture of Salvador emanates from a fusion of European, African, and Native Indian roots. Today, tattooed onto the skin of the cityʼs 500-year-old urban landscape, one observes the ubiquitous public artwork created by the arti...

Directed By: Burt Sun, Andre Costantini

Written By: Andre Costantini, Burt Sun

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
50
22% Positive
2 Reviews
67% Mixed
6 Reviews
11% Negative
1 Review

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
50
22% Positive
2 Reviews
67% Mixed
6 Reviews
11% Negative
1 Review

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75
Oct 20, 2012
The film doesn't see any contradictions between the man and his work, which is folkloric, mostly upbeat, often humorous. Both art and artist are outsized and entertaining, and that's about all that Bel Borba Aqui has to say.
By Walter Addiego FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 18, 2012
What the film lacks in biographical depth, it makes up for with stirring visuals (including effective bits of split screen, time-lapse photography and animation), a vibrant score and an infectious, in-the-moment spirit.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 6, 2012
Will charm many arthouse patrons, though some highbrow-leaning art lovers will find the subject unworthy of such attention.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 5, 2012
Borba keeps referring to himself as "a hero," but the directors, Burt Sun and André Costantini, never delve into his psyche. On the plus side is Costantini's luscious cinematography.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 4, 2012
Bel Borba Aqui gives us plenty to look at, but not much to think about.
By Rachel Saltz FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 2, 2012
Now he's famous, and the production of the documentary Bel Borba Aqui, practically a montage of color, music, and Borba's constant laughter, coincides with his local acclaim.
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25
Oct 1, 2012
There's no pointing toward something other than the work itself, no poetic digression, no suggestion of a conceptual dimensionality to the work being produced.
By Diego Semerene FULL REVIEW

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Release Date Oct 5, 2012
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline His art transforms a city. No permission asked.
Website http://belborbaaqui.wordpress.com/
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