Xica da Silva (1976)
- Directed by
- Carlos Diegues
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film
- Country
- Brazil
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 22 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
An enslaved woman in 18th century Brazil catches the eye of a wealthy Portuguese landowner and uses her wits to climb into high society. The film follows her clever and audacious rise.
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What happens
Xica (Portuguese: Xica da Silva) is a 1976 Brazilian comedy film directed and written by Carlos Diegues, based on the novel by João Felício dos Santos, which is a romanticized retelling of the true story of Chica da Silva, an 18th-century slave in Brazil, who attracts the attention of a powerful Portuguese land-owner and eventually rises into the Brazilian high society. The movie stars Zezé Motta, Walmor Chagas and José Wilker. It was chosen as the Brazilian submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 49th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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