Re: Cidade de Deus (Ciudad de Dios)

From: leterel (leterel_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 2003-06-13 02:59:47

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    Awesome movie & Soundtrack!! Highly recommended!

    --- Patrick Carey <pm.carey_at_utoronto.ca> wrote:
    > * "MundoVibes.com -" <mundovibes_at_hotmail.com>:
    > >Not sure where it's showing but the film "Cuidad de
    > Dios" is a must-see...
    >
    > That's "Cidade de Deus", if you want the original
    > Brazilian (Português)
    > title, and not the, very similar, Spanish title. ;)
    >
    > I saw it back in 2002, and a few times earlier this
    > year. It was one
    > of my top films for 2002, and I've played the hell
    > out of the soundtrack
    > for almost the last year...
    >
    > >although it has to be the most violent film I've
    > ever witnessed...
    >
    > Certainly violent, but there's much worse out there.
    >
    > >The cinematograpy is unbelievable...
    >
    > Agreed. Same goes for the editing, acting (lots of
    > superb non-actors),
    > screenplay (from the Paulo Lins novel), and
    > direction by Meirelles.
    >
    > >as is the music (which is the latest Brazilian
    > Beats compilation
    > >on Mr. Bongo).
    >
    > Er, no... that's Mr. Bongo using the film's success
    > to market their
    > 4th (?) volume of the Brazilian Beats series. The
    > brilliant original
    > music is by Antonio Pinto and Ed Côrtes... along
    > with classics from
    > Tim Maia, Hyldon, Wilson Simonal, Raul Seixas &
    > Cartola... available
    > in the soundtrack section of better record stores
    > everywhere. ;)
    >
    >
    > -Patrick
    >
    >
    > NP: Emilie Simon - "S/T"
    >
    >
    >

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