São Paulo, Incorporated (1965)
- Original title
- São Paulo, Sociedade Anônima
- Directed by
- Luis Sérgio Person
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Brazil
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 8.1 of 10 from 48 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 young middle-class man in São Paulo grapples with a personal crisis. The film examines the struggles of white-collar Brazilians in the years before the 1964 coup.
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What happens
São Paulo, Incorporated (Portuguese: São Paulo, Sociedade Anônima) is a 1965 Brazilian drama film written and directed by Luis Sérgio Person. It follows Carlos (Walmor Chagas), a young middle-class São Paulo resident in an existential crisis. The film was released shortly after the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état, and reflects on the Brazilian white middle-class struggles in the years leading into it. It is considered one of the greatest classics of Brazilian cinema. It was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 38th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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