Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures

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Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures

2005

1h 39m

Drama

Adventure

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A German (João Miguel) who peddles aspirin in Brazil befriends a local (Peter Ketnath) who assists him with his endeavor.

Ed Gonzalez

City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul

This Brazilian film has been greeted with the same sort of polite praise that Daughters of the Dust earned years ago from left-leaning critics enamored with purportedly novel modes of expression and exotic representation.

May 25, 2006

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Manohla Dargis

New York Times

The Brazilian film Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures shows how a little imagination and a quality cinematographer can triumph over a poverty of means.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 8, 2006

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Ray Bennett

The Hollywood Reporter

The film is well worth seeing for its views of the parched wilderness of far-flung Brazil and its talkative depiction of an unlikely friendship.

Dec 6, 2005

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Brian Gibson

Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta)

A road movie about the end of the road, about paths diverging, when travellers' time together can only be brief.

Sep 15, 2006

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Donald J. Levit

ReelTalk Movie Reviews

The two men's personalities, an out-of-the-ordinary setting and time, and camera techniques deftly used bring this quiet piece above the pack.

Feb 18, 2006

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Pablo Villaça

Cinema em Cena

A virtude maior de Cinema, Aspirinas e Urubus conseguir divertir o espectador com sua leveza, mas, ao mesmo tempo, cutucar as feridas de uma sociedade desigual e preconceituosa.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 14, 2005

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Audience Member

De um lado, o estrangeiro traumatizado pelos efeitos colaterais da "civilização". Do outro, o sertanejo traumatizado pela ausência e distância dessa mesma "civilização". E como pano de fundo desse auspicioso encontro, o ríspido, implacável e caloroso sertão, pobre de bombas, máquinas e perspectivas, mas rico de aridez, perigos e histórias. Não espere por grandes emoções; o sertão é quente, seco, vagaroso e repleto de máculas. Entretanto, mesmo em um lugar tão desolado e deserto, ainda é possível encontrar o belo, o singelo, o espontâneo e até mesmo o bom humor. Em suma, uma comunhão de visões e perspectivas bastante diversas mas não incomunicáveis, celebrada por grandes atuações (ênfase para João Miguel), afiada câmera e estonteante fotografia.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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EU AMO CINEMA BRASILEIRO

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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raphael g

What a pleasant surprise. I'd been meaning to watch this movie for quite a while, but I kept postponing it because it didn't really sound that interesting I expected something else: something more boring and pretentious, but instead I got this great experience! Good acting, and a simple (and yet beautiful) story.. I definitely recommend it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

É a sétima arte em seu clássico projeto de observar o universal nascendo do particular.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Audience Member

a little slow this period piece set in 1942 tells the tale of a german aspirin salesman sent 2 sell aspirins in brazil the result is an interesting movie, nice to look at too.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

A low budget masterpiece. Starts as a road movie, accelerating soon with a fake suspense, terminates as a symbolic poem, narrated in plain cinematographic language, full of burnt shots under a violating sun and pure acting. It worths a lot.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Peter Ketnath

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Synopsis

A German (João Miguel) who peddles aspirin in Brazil befriends a local (Peter Ketnath) who assists him with his endeavor.

Director: Marcelo Gomes
Producer: Ofir Figueiredo, Maria Ionescu, Chico Ribeiro, João Vieira Jr.
Screenwriter: Karim Aïnouz, Paulo Caldas, Marcelo Gomes, João Miguel
Production Co: Rec Produtores Associados Ltda., Dezenove Som e Imagem, Quanta Centro de Produções, Funny Balloons, Ancine - Agência Nacional do Cinema, Dezenove Filmes
Genre: Drama, Adventure
Original Language: German
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 18, 2017
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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