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Foreign Land Reviews

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After the unexpected death of his mother, Paco (Fernando Alves Pinto), an aspiring actor from Sao Paulo, longs to leave his native Brazil. Tired of living in squalor, he accepts a "delivery job" from a shady antique dealer and travels to Lisbon carrying a violin filled with uncut diamonds. But when the exchange goes bad, he .. Read more

Starring	Fernando Alves Pinto, Alexandre Borges, Laura Cardoso, Tcheky Karyo
Director	Walter Salles Jr., Daniela Thomas
Genres	Drama, Romance, World Cinema

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- Salles' second feature, fluently shot in b/w, focuses on Brazilian youth torn between the hardships of the newly... read more on Time Out
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  Black and White wonder
  
  I rented this after enjoying two other Walter Salles jnr. films ('Central Station' and 'Behind the Sun') and it did not disappoint. Filmed in ... read more »
  
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  Did not make an impression like other of his movies…
  
  I think the photography of the film is really beautiful but the story is bland and not told well. Also some actors are poor like Joao Lagarto. Did not make an ... read more »
  
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  Well made - but didn't hold attention
  
  I'm sure this is a well made film - but I just found it too involved and my attention kept wandering. I didn't really care as much about the characters... read more »
  
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  I can't even remember enough about it to write a review.Nuff said!
  
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  Black and White wonder
  
  I rented this after enjoying two other Walter Salles jnr. films ('Central Station' and 'Behind the Sun') and it did not disappoint. Filmed in ... read more »
  
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  Black and White wonder
  
  I rented this after enjoying two other Walter Salles jnr. films ('Central Station' and 'Behind the Sun') and it did not disappoint. Filmed in ... read more »
  
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  I can't even remember enough about it to write a review.Nuff said!
  
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  - 28 May 2008 at 16:07
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  Did not make an impression like other of his movies…
  
  I think the photography of the film is really beautiful but the story is bland and not told well. Also some actors are poor like Joao Lagarto. Did not make an ... read more »
  
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  - Bermondsey, London
  - 15 Sep 2008 at 15:08
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  Well made - but didn't hold attention
  
  I'm sure this is a well made film - but I just found it too involved and my attention kept wandering. I didn't really care as much about the characters... read more »
  
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  After the unexpected death of his mother, Paco (Fernando Alves Pinto), an aspiring actor from Sao Paulo, longs to leave his native Brazil. Tired of living in squalor, he accepts a "delivery job" from a shady antique dealer and travels to Lisbon carrying a violin filled with uncut diamonds. But when ...