Bye Bye Brazil

Directed by Carlos Diegues
Carlos Diegues
Film Movement Classics
1978
100 Minutes
France, Brazil, Argentina
Portuguese
Drama, Classics
R
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Sound: 2.0 Stereo
Theatrical booking
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Festival and non-theatrical booking
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Materials and print traffic
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Synopsis

When the colorful Caravana Rolidei rolls into town, young accordionist Cico (Fábio Junior) leaves behind his mundane existence and joins the troupe along with his pregnant wife. Led by the mysterious Gypsy Lord (José Wilker) and featuring the seductive Salomé (Betty Faria), the Queen of the Rhumba, the carnival moves through Brazil’s remote villages, encountering vagabonds, hustlers and non-stop adventure. But as their journey continues, Cico falls deeper under Salomé's spell while his fellow performers struggle to appeal to the modern tastes of a rapidly industrializing society.

Nominated for the Palme d'Or and considered one of the most significant films of the post-Cinema Novo period, Carlos Diegues' BYE BYE BRAZIL is a work of "exuberant entertainment" (The Village Voice) filled with "glittery magic" and set to a "bossa nova beat" (Time Magazine).

Presented in a new 4K version by L.C. Barreto Productions restored from the original film negative, which premiered at Cannes Classics.

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