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When the Marquee's Lights Go Out (2018)

When the Marquee's Lights Go Out poster
Original title
Quando as Luzes das Marquises se Apagam
Directed by
Renato Brandão
Genre
documentary film
Country
Brazil
Runtime
1h 26m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of old movie theaters in a downtown area of São Paulo called Cinelândia Paulistana. It shows what happened to these theaters over time.

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What happens

When the Marquee's Lights Go Out (Portuguese: Quando as Luzes das Marquises se Apagam) is a 2018 Brazilian documentary film by Renato Brandão. The film tells the story of the traditional movie theaters in an area called Cinelândia Paulistana, in the Downtown São Paulo. The film premiered at the 2018 It's All True – International Documentary Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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