Cinematheque: Brazilian Film of the 1950s
Carnaval Atlântida (Brazil, 1952, 35mm, b/w, 95 min., subtitled); Directed by José Carlos Burle & Carlos Manga
Event Details
Date
Friday, March 5, 2010
Time
7:30 p.m.
Location
Cinematheque, room 4070, Vilas Hall
Description
Atlântida's specialty was the chanchada: bright musical comedy, often set amid carnaval, characterized by samba numbers with bountiful beauties. In this classic of the genre, a highbrow production of "Helen of Troy" (the director's name is Cecílio B. de Milho!) gets derailed and reworked into a samba revue.
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Cost
Free
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