Chinese Viola

Chinese Viola

My meeting with Brazilian cinema

5.7

Portuguese/8 min./1975

Genres

Documentary

Synopsis

The rare short film presents a curious dialogue between filmmaker Julio Bressane and actor Grande Otelo, where, in a mixture of decorated and improvised text, we discover a little manifesto to the Brazilian experimental cinema. Also called "Belair's last film," Chinese Viola reveals the first partnership between photographer Walter Carvalho and Bressane.

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