Bye Bye Brazil
| Bye Bye Brazil | |
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American release poster
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| Directed by | Carlos Diegues |
| Produced by |
Luiz Carlos Barreto Lucy Barreto |
| Written by |
Carlos Diegues Leopoldo Serran |
| Starring |
José Wilker Betty Faria Fábio Jr. Zaira Zambelli |
| Music by |
Chico Buarque Dominguinhos Roberto Menescal |
| Cinematography | Lauro Escorel |
| Edited by | Mair Tavares |
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Production
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L. C. Barreto
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| Distributed by | Embrafilme |
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Running time
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100 minutes |
| Country | Brazil France Argentina |
| Language | Portuguese |
Bye Bye Brazil (Portuguese: Bye Bye Brasil) is a 1979 Brazilian-French-Argentine film, directed by Carlos Diegues.
Locations for the film include Belém and Altamira in the state of Pará, Maceió, the capital of Alagoas and the national capital Brasília.
The "Caravana Rollidei", is a traveling show made up of a magician Lord Gypsy, the exotic dancer Salomé, and the mute strongman Swallow drive their van into a small town along the Rio Sanfransico. They perform in the town, afterwards a local accordion player, Cico, begs Lord Gypsy to let him join them, and Lord Gypsy does. They then go to Masio to see the ocean, and completely fail to find any business.
The caravan leaves town, bringing with them Cico and his pregnant wife Dasdô. They arrive at the next town only to find everyone watching a television in a public area. After attempting and failing to convince the audience to stop watching, Lord Gypsy pretends to use magic to blow up the TV (Its actually just Salome overloading a circuit breaker ). The townspeople then force them to leave.
At a gas station, Swallow arm wrestles a truck driver for money as part of a bet. After losing multiple times, the truck driver tells Lord Gypsy that he has come from Altamira, which he describes as a new El Dorado, a place of riches where no one can spend their money. Driving into a small town, they learn from another traveling performer who screens films that the town has not received rain in over two years. The traveling performer tells the group that the community has no money, and that they pay to watch his films with food, drink, and other odd possessions. As the sun sets, Cico enters Salome's tent with lust in his eyes. Salome proceeds to put on her record player and the two make love. Dasado is aware of the whole encounter, and while she is clearly not pleased with Cico, she doesn't seem very upset either. Lord Gypsy then decides to take the group to Altamira.
On the drive, Dasado gives birth. As the group navigates through dense jungle with a long, straight dirt road, the camera focuses on a dead armadillo on the side of the roadway. The armadillo, in combination with dying trees in the backdrop, give the viewer a sense that the jungle is slowly dying due to the white man's presence.
The Caravana Rollidei finds a group of Indians who ask for a ride to Altamira. They cannot make a living in the jungle anymore because of the white men bringing change and death. Lord Gypsy agrees to take them for a price. Upon arriving at Altamira, they find that the city is actually highly developed and is not rural like they previously believed. Attempting to earn money, Lord Gypsy has Swallow wrestle another strongman, betting the troupes truck. Losing the bet and their mode of transportation, Lord Gypsy asks Salome to go work as a prostitute.
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