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Boi Aruá (1984)

Boi Aruá poster
Directed by
Chico Liberato
Genre
animation
Country
Brazil
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
8.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Animated in a woodcut print style, this film follows a landowner whose authority is repeatedly challenged by a mysterious bull that appears in extraordinary ways. Inspired by Brazilian folk stories, it mixes visual art with music that shifts from orchestral to folk songs.

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What happens

Boi Aruá (1984) é um longa-metragem de animação brasileiro, dirigido por Chico Liberato. O filme é baseado no livro O Boi Aruá de Luís Jardim. A estética do filme é inspirada na xilogravura de literatura de cordel, conta a história de um fazendeiro cujo poder é desafiado sete vezes pela extraordinária aparição de um boi misterioso, o Boi Aruá. A orquestração de Ernst Widmer acompanha a inventividade do contexto e, ao escutar a música de Elomar na segunda metade do filme, tudo faz sentido. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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