O Pagador de Promessas (1962)
- Directed by
- Anselmo Duarte
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Brazil
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rated
- 10
- Rating
- 8.1 of 10 from 125 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
A poor farmer travels to a church to fulfill a promise he made to a saint. Along the way, he faces opposition from the local priest and townspeople who do not approve of his methods.
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What happens
O Pagador de Promessas (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [u paɡaˈdoʁ dʒi pɾoˈmɛsɐs]; Keeper of Promises) is a 1962 Brazilian drama film written and directed by Anselmo Duarte, based on the stage play of the same name by Dias Gomes. Shot in Salvador, Bahia, it stars Leonardo Villar and Glória Menezes. The film won the Palme d'Or at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first and only Brazilian film to achieve that feat. A year later, it also became the first Brazilian and South American film to be nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 35th Academy Awards. In 2015, the Brazilian Film Critics Association aka Abraccine voted Keeper of Promises the 9th greatest Brazilian film of all time, in its list of the 100 best Brazilian films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Obsessed of Catale (1964)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.