Daniel Rezende’s version of the life of Brazil’s Bozo takes the myth for granted and is guilty of some lazy screenwriting tricks
Daniel Rezende is the Oscar-nominated editor who worked on Meirelles’s City of God and Malick’s The Tree of Life; now he makes his feature directing debut with this movie – Brazil’s official Academy Awards entry for best foreign film. It is a strangely heavy-handed and hectoring redemption drama, based on the true story of the former porn actor Arlindo Barreto, who in the 80s became a huge hit throughout Brazil as “Bozo”, a wacky clown on Saturday morning kids’ TV. But he was contractually obliged to keep his real identity a secret. Unable to taste the pleasures of celebrity, Barreto underwent a kind of drug-fuelled breakdown, after which he jettisoned his vanity and emerged spiritually enlightened.
The corporate brand identity of Bozo is apparently...
Daniel Rezende is the Oscar-nominated editor who worked on Meirelles’s City of God and Malick’s The Tree of Life; now he makes his feature directing debut with this movie – Brazil’s official Academy Awards entry for best foreign film. It is a strangely heavy-handed and hectoring redemption drama, based on the true story of the former porn actor Arlindo Barreto, who in the 80s became a huge hit throughout Brazil as “Bozo”, a wacky clown on Saturday morning kids’ TV. But he was contractually obliged to keep his real identity a secret. Unable to taste the pleasures of celebrity, Barreto underwent a kind of drug-fuelled breakdown, after which he jettisoned his vanity and emerged spiritually enlightened.
The corporate brand identity of Bozo is apparently...
- 12/14/2017
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
As a child in Brazil, Daniel Rezende was obsessed with television. His friends were more interested in playing soccer or going swimming, but he was drawn to the magic he saw onscreen — and he was deeply curious about what happened offscreen. When he watched TV hosts, he wanted to know "as soon as the camera would shut off, what is this guy doing? Where does he go?" he recalls. "I was always asking those questions."
So when Rezende discovered the story of actor Arlindo Barreto, who portrayed Bozo the Clown, the host of the 1980s Brazilian version of the...
So when Rezende discovered the story of actor Arlindo Barreto, who portrayed Bozo the Clown, the host of the 1980s Brazilian version of the...
- 10/28/2017
- by Shannon L. Bowen
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bozo The Clown
Wagner Moura ("Elysium") is set to play one of the Brazilian versions of beloved children's TV personality Bozo the Clown in a new film about the character to be directed by "Elite Squad" editor Daniel Rezende.
Moura will most likely play actor Arlindo Barreto, the most famous Brazilian Bozo, who became a cocaine addict and ultimately a pentecostal preacher. [Source: Omelete]
Secrets and Lies
Juliette Lewis has scored the starring role in ABC's U.S. adaptation of the Australian drama mini-series "Secrets and Lies". Lewis plays Andrea Cornell, the formidable detective conducting the investigation.
Ryan Phillippe stars a loving father who becomes the prime suspect in the murder of the 4-year-old son of his neighbor when he finds the body whilst out for a jog. [Source: The Live Feed]
The Best of Me
Luke Bracey ("G.I. Joe: Retaliation") has joined the cast of the Nicholas Sparks adaptation "The Best Of Me" at Relativity.
Wagner Moura ("Elysium") is set to play one of the Brazilian versions of beloved children's TV personality Bozo the Clown in a new film about the character to be directed by "Elite Squad" editor Daniel Rezende.
Moura will most likely play actor Arlindo Barreto, the most famous Brazilian Bozo, who became a cocaine addict and ultimately a pentecostal preacher. [Source: Omelete]
Secrets and Lies
Juliette Lewis has scored the starring role in ABC's U.S. adaptation of the Australian drama mini-series "Secrets and Lies". Lewis plays Andrea Cornell, the formidable detective conducting the investigation.
Ryan Phillippe stars a loving father who becomes the prime suspect in the murder of the 4-year-old son of his neighbor when he finds the body whilst out for a jog. [Source: The Live Feed]
The Best of Me
Luke Bracey ("G.I. Joe: Retaliation") has joined the cast of the Nicholas Sparks adaptation "The Best Of Me" at Relativity.
- 2/13/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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