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vinicius

Favorite films

  • Paris, Texas
  • The Red Shoes
  • Persona
  • Yojimbo

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  • Rio, 100 Degrees F.

    ★★★★

  • Four Days in September

    ★★★

  • Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

    ★★½

  • The Grandmaster

    ★★★★

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  • Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

    Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

    ★★★★½

    Explorando as lendas sobrenaturais enraizadas na rica cultura milenar tailandesa, "Uncle Boonmee" oferece um olhar contemporâneo sobre um homem com problemas renais em seus últimos dias de vida, sendo visitado por sua irmã e sobrinho em sua fazenda.

    O conflito entre a secularidade e a modernização de costumes e pensamentos está presente no filme inteiro, num estudo interessante sobre choque de gerações e visão de mundo. E embora simples, as técnicas de montagem e efeitos não deixam de ser impactantes,…

  • Bird Box

    Bird Box

    ★★

    Wish I had my blindfold on during that final act

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  • Kwaidan

    Kwaidan

    ★★★★★

    Based on the book of japanese ghost stories by Lefcadio Hearn, 'Kwaidan' is composed of 4 separated segments, each one representing a season of the year. It's the first Kobayashi's feature in color, and his first take on fictional tales.

    From the slow paced storytelling to the dreamy and ominous scenarios, Kwaidan also presents a near perfect sound editing and beautifull use of contrast lightning and colors to build tension. A master class on how to make horror. (BTW, the three-hour Criterion cut is a must have).

  • The Zero Theorem

    The Zero Theorem

    ★★★★

    The Zero Theorem tells the history about a man searching for the meaning of life. Cubicled in front of a big video game like screen, Qohen Leth is a paranoid, schizophrenic, hypersensitive math genius who's got no social interactions, living by himself in an abandoned church.

    This shows us that religion has no use for the answer he's looking for. This journey is science-driven, with an unsolvable puzzle on the way. The big corporation stays on his back, controlling and…