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''The Clown'' () is a 2011 Brazilian comedy-drama film. It is the second feature film directed by Selton Mello, who also stars as the protagonist. The film follows the story of the father and son Benjamin and Valdemar, who work as clowns Pangaré and Puro Sangue, running the country roads together with the Circus Hope troupe. The clown Benjamin, however, is in crisis. He thinks that he is not funny anymore. The film was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. Plot The film tells the story of Benjamin and Valdemar, father and son known as the clowns Pangaré and Puro Sangue. They make their living traveling the country with Circus Hope, without a fixed address, no neighbors, and no ID. The drama begins when Pangaré, tired of life on the road, feels that he is no longer a funny clown, awakening a lifelong dream of having a place to live and a social security number, proof of residence, and an ident ...
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Selton Mello
Selton Figueiredo Mello (; born 30 December 1972) is a Brazilian actor and filmmaker. Acting since childhood on TV shows, Mello gained popularity in Brazil for his comedic performances in ''A Dog's Will'' (2000) and ''Lisbela e o Prisioneiro, Lisbela and the Prisoner'' (2003). In 2008, Mello released his directorial debut, ''December (2008 film), December'', followed by The Clown (2011 film), ''The Clown'' (2011), which was selected as List of Brazilian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, Brazil’s entry for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, Best International Feature Film at the 85th Academy Awards but was not nominated. In 2024, Mello gained international recognition for his performance as Rubens Paiva in Walter Salles' Academy Award-winning film ''I'm Still Here (2024 film), I'm Still Here.'' Life and career Early life Selton Mello was born in Passos, Minas Gerais, son of housewife Selva and banker Dalton Melo. His f ...
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Bye Bye Brazil
''Bye Bye Brazil'' () is a 1979 comedy film co-written and directed by Carlos Diegues. Starring José Wilker, Betty Faria and Fábio Jr., the film follows a circus troupe travelling through Brazil, seeking surviving late 1970's societal changes during the rising popularity of television. It was filmed on location in Belém, Altamira, Maceió and Brasília. The film had its international premiere at the main competition of the at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The "Caravana Rolidei" (Holiday Caravan) is a traveling show made up of a magician, Lorde Cigano (Gypsy Lord), exotic dancer Salomé, and the mute strongman Andorinha (Swallow). The caravan drives their van up and performs in small towns along the São Francisco river. Afterwards a local accordion player, Ciço, begs Lorde Cigano to let him join them. He agrees, and Ciço joins the caravan together with his pregnant wife Dasdô. They then go to Maceió to see the ocean, but completely fail to find any business. They ...
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Films Shot In Paulínia
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ...
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Films Directed By Selton Mello
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of Visual arts, visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, Sound film, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual Recording medium, medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to ...
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Films About Clowns
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ...
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Brazilian Comedy-drama Films
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2011 Films
The following is an overview of the events of 2011 in film, including the highest-grossing films, film festivals, award ceremonies and a list of films released and notable deaths. More film sequels were released in 2011 than any other year before it, with 27 sequels released. Evaluation of the year Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' observed that the best films of 2011 "exalt the metaphysical, the fantastical, the transformative, the fourth-wall-breaking, or simply the impossible, and—remarkably—do so ... These films depart from 'reality' ... not in order to forget the irrefutable but in order to face it, to think about it, to act on it more freely". Film critic and filmmaker Scout Tafoya of '' RogerEbert.com'' considers the year of 2011 as the best year for cinema, countering the notion of 1939 being film's best year overall, citing examples such as '' Drive'', '' The Tree of Life'', '' Once Upon a Time in Anatolia'', '' Keyhole'', '' Contagion'', ''The Adventures of Tint ...
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2011 Comedy-drama Films
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List Of Brazilian Submissions For The Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film
Brazil has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1960. The award is handed out annually by the United States–based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature length motion picture produced outside the U.S. that contains primarily non-English language dialogue. It was not created until the 1956 Academy Awards, in which a competitive Academy Award of Merit was created for non-English speaking films, and has been given annually since. ''Black Orpheus'', a Portuguese language film shot in Rio de Janeiro with a large Brazilian cast and crew, won the award at the 1959 ceremony for France. Since the film was directed by French filmmaker Marcel Camus and produced by French companies, it was only able to be nominated as France's official submission. In 1986, '' Kiss of the Spider Woman'' became the first Brazilian co-production to get nominated for Best Picture. However, it was ineligible to be selected as the official submissio ...
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List Of Submissions To The 85th Academy Awards For Best Foreign Language Film
This is a list of submissions to the 85th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film every year since the award was created in 29th Academy Awards, 1956. The award is presented annually by the Academy to a feature length, feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English language, English dialogue. The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films. Nine shortlisted contenders will be revealed a week before the announcement of the Oscar nominations. The submitted motion pictures must be first released theatrically in their respective countries between 1 October 2011, and 30 September 2012. On 8 October 2012, the Academy announced the final list of eligible submissions, with a record number of ...
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Rodrigo Santoro
Rodrigo Junqueira Reis Santoro (; born 22 August 1975) is a Brazilian actor. He is known in Brazil for his appearance on local telenovelas and internationally for his portrayal of Persian King Xerxes I of Persia, Xerxes in the film ''300 (film), 300'' (2006) and its sequel ''300: Rise of an Empire'' (2014). Other credits include ''Bicho de Sete Cabeças, Brainstorm'' (2001), ''Carandiru (film), Carandiru'' (2003), ''Love Actually'' (2003), ''Che (2008 film), Che'' (2008), ''I Love You Phillip Morris'' (2009), and ''Rio (2011 film), Rio'' (2011). He also appeared on the television series ''Lost (2004 TV series), Lost'' in 2006, portraying the character Nikki and Paulo, Paulo, and on HBO's ''Westworld (TV series), Westworld'' (2016–2020). Biography Rodrigo Santoro was born in Petrópolis, the son of Francesco Santoro, an Italian engineer with origins in Province of Pola, Paola, province of Cosenza, in Calabria and Maria José Junqueira dos Reis, a Brazilian artist of Portuguese p ...
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