Once again I am impressed with Brazilian cinema
 

I just finished watching the prison movie Carandiru and once again I am left thinking that some of the best cinema of recent years is coming out of South and Central American and in particular Brazil. Heck, I am watching so much of it these days that I am actually starting to have faveorite Brazilian actors.

So, I recommend Carandiru for those who liked City of God (though this isn't AS good as it by any means) or who don't mind a bit of violence mixed in with their drama. Think Shawshank with less sugar coating and based on true happening.

aussie films rule!!!

Mad Max
Dead Alive

need i say more???

;)

I want to see City of God... I caught the last 30 minutes or so on IFC and it looked like a really good movie

too bad you didn't see it from the start so that the end was a mystery.

Fletch - Aussie cinema was really good at the end of the 90's but I haven't seen much since. I am sure that is just ignorance though.

I would like to see that.

yeah, carandiru and cidade de deus, are both great movies.

Carandiru director is from Argentina. Hector Babenco.

Amores Perros is another great film from Mexico.

yup, that was another good one and part of the reason I mentioned Central American cinema too :)

City of God was amazing! crazy that its a true story too, i remember the documentary on it.

me love city of god! one of the good artfilms ive seen in the past years.. i'll check out carandiru and cidade de deus kinda familiar. ill check both films. :)

Cidade de deus is City Of God :)

I'll check it out... I loved City of God. Thanks! :thumbsup

City of God is probably my favorite movie, I'll check out Carandiru. Thanks!

carandiru was good but city of god is better

indeed..which is sort of what I said ;)

I'd like to see that.

Check out Maria Full of Grace too....

say that too..very good..she is cute too :)

I've seen:

City of God
Maria Full of Grace
Amores Perros
And another one I can't remember the name of - 2 guys travel around, hook up with a chick...?

I'll add Carandiru to Netflix :)

I have not seen any of those.

I was thinking of making this thread called 'Hey Peaches check out Carandiru but I knew you would find it :)

lol.. my bad! DEUS = GOD. :1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh


any other brazilian films you can recommend?

I liked Central Station too though I know it can be a bit slow for a lot of people but in many ways it was what kicked off this generation of Brazilian cinema. It was the first I saw and made me look for more.

Ooooh, saw that one too :)

"Woman on Top" wasn't bad -- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206420/

Great title! :)

also, i want to name that both movies, are TRUE stories.

yes, both carandiru and city of god are awesome movies.

i lived there in brasil for almost a year, it is amazing. those movies made me homesick.

indeed..I wasn't saying they weren't..i was using the 'true' thing to compare it to shawshank