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Pictures of Ghosts

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Downtown Recife's classic movie palaces from the 20th century are mostly gone. That city area is now an archaeological site of sorts that reveals aspects of life in society which have been lost. And that's just part of the story.

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Sergio Burstein Los Angeles Times Armed with abundant archival material... also supported by dramatizations and scripted scenes, Kleber Mendonça Filho recovers essential moments from his artistic training and the development of his craft in Pictures of Ghosts. [Full review in Spanish] Feb 20, 2024 Full Review Dmitry Samarov Chicago Reader It’s like celestial time travel while rarely leaving one’s childhood block. Jan 26, 2024 Full Review Glenn Kenny RogerEbert.com A lovely, enveloping film. Rated: 3.5/4 Jan 26, 2024 Full Review Anna Hoang Boston Hassle PICTURES OF GHOSTS is the kind of biodoc that everyone has playing in their heads, wishing that it could come to fruition for others to watch. Rated: 4/5 Jul 14, 2025 Full Review David Bax Battleship Pretension One gets the impression Filho could not have turned out anything but a filmmaker, given the endless amounts of footage he has shot over the course of his life, whether he was officially in production on a feature or not. Apr 1, 2025 Full Review Mattie Lucas trans|cendental cinema Filho deftly blends truth and artifice, documentary and magical realism, to create something uniquely beautiful. Rated: 3.5/4 Aug 13, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Downtown Recife's classic movie palaces from the 20th century are mostly gone. That city area is now an archaeological site of sorts that reveals aspects of life in society which have been lost. And that's just part of the story.
Director
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Producer
Emilie Lesclaux
Screenwriter
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Production Co
Ancine - Agência Nacional do Cinema, Vitrine Filmes, CinemaScópio Produções
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Brazilian Portuguese
Runtime
1h 33m
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