Dzi Croquettes

2009

1h 50m

Documentary

Biography

Drama

Musical

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71%

Tomatometer

7 Reviews

78%

Audience Score

50+ Ratings

A theater group challenges a violent dictatorship.

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Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

If the film doesn't measure up as a piece of historical scholarship, it does manage to be a rather touching exploration of the troupe's life cycle: achieving notoriety, then being torn apart by fame, then being destroyed by forces beyond its control.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Andrew Schenker

Time Out

Presents a wide-ranging picture of a unique cultural phenomenon, even if subjects like Liza Minnelli too often fall into semiarticulate expressions of hagiographical awe.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 15, 2011

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Ernest Hardy

Village Voice

It's the mind-blowing performance footage (and there's lots of it) that makes this a must-see film.

Nov 15, 2011

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Kent Turner

Film-Forward.com

Will American viewers with no familiarity of this group find much to hold their interest ...? Yes, to a point. The documentary has an ace tucked in its spangled G-string: Liza Minnelli

Rated: 2/4

Nov 18, 2011

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David Noh

Film Journal International

Very entertaining, poignant documentary about a largely forgotten but truly groundbreaking bunch of entertainers.

Nov 11, 2011

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Audience Member

I have issues with the film's editing, since the information is presented in a rather clumsy, haphazard manner (not to mention the heavy-handed way the director puts herself in it), but still this is such an engaging and enlightening doc about those groundbreaking artists.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Audience Member

OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

An amazing documentary, I only wish they were still around so I could see them live!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Audience Member

Fantastic, sensuality, musicality, talent, joy, in a "family " of teather. And the story of Tatiana Issa blends the magic of the group. I recommend, for those who knew them, or everyone who never heard of them.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Tatiana Issa

Director

Raphael Alvarez

Director

Norma Bengell

Self

Pedro Cardoso

Actor

Miguel Falabella

Self

Gilberto Gil

Self

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Synopsis

A theater group challenges a violent dictatorship.

Director: Tatiana Issa, Raphael Alvarez
Producer: Raphael Alvarez, Alex Levy Heller
Production Co: Canal Brasil
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Drama, Musical
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 50m