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Simão, o Caolho (1952)

Simão, o Caolho poster
Directed by
Alberto Cavalcanti
Genre
comedy drama
Country
Brazil
Runtime
1h 41m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A film about a one-eyed man whose perception of reality blurs the line between sanity and madness. It follows his experiences as ordinary events take on odd and disorienting meanings.

lightheartedwhimsicalblack-and-whitecontemplativeunsettlingmoodycautionaryreflective

What happens

Simão, o Caolho é um filme brasileiro, rodado em 1952, dirigido por Alberto Cavalcanti e produzido em preto e branco pela Companhia Cinematográfica Maristela, tendo estreado em 1 de dezembro do mesmo ano nos cinemas do Circuito Serrador. Alberto Cavalcanti utilizou-se da mesma ideia central de Dead of Night, filme do diretor rodado alguns anos antes na Inglaterra, no qual a razão e a loucura estão separadas por uma tênue linha. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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