Limite (1931)
- Directed by
- Mário Peixoto
- Genre
- drama film, silent film, experimental film
- Country
- Brazil
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 120 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film shows two women and a man adrift in a small boat. Through flashbacks, we learn one woman escaped prison, another left her marriage, and the man lost someone he loved. They stop rowing and let the boat drift.
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What happens
Limite (Brazilian Portuguese: [liˈmitʃi], Portuguese for "limit", "border" or "edge") is a 1931 Brazilian silent experimental psychological drama film directed, written, and produced by Mário Peixoto. The film was inspired by a photograph by André Kertész and was shot in 1930, with its first screening taking place in 1931. It is often considered one of the earliest experimental feature films. The film tells the story of two unnamed women and an unnamed man drifting in a small boat. As they float aimlessly, they reflect on their pasts through flashbacks. One woman escaped from prison but is still being pursued, the other left an unhappy marriage, and the man is grieving the loss of a lover. Tired and without hope, they stop rowing and let the boat drift. Limite was restored between 1966 and 1978 from a single damaged nitrate print, though one scene remains missing. Despite its limited release, incomplete condition, and the fact that Peixoto never made another film, Limite received praise from critics and filmmakers, including Georges Sadoul and Walter Salles. It has since gained a cult following and is frequently mentioned as one of the greatest Brazilian films of all time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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