Movie: Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema

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Jorge Bodanzky
Jorge Bodanzky

Orlando Senna
Orlando Senna

Edna de Cássia
Edna de Cássia

Paulo César Peréio
Paulo César Peréio

Héctor Babenco
Héctor Babenco

Fernando Meirelles
Fernando Meirelles

Ismail Xavier
Ismail Xavier

Carlos Alberto Mattos
Carlos Alberto Mattos

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    A making-of directed by Bodanzky himself, the documentary discusses the language of the film Iracema - Uma Transa Amazônica 30 years after it was made, gathering interviews with the authors, actors, critics and the filmmakers themselves.

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    2005-07-14

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