Cinco Vezes Favela (1962)★ 7.3/10
- Drama
Directed by: Miguel Borges, Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Carlos Diegues, Marcos Farias, Leon Hirszman
Written by: Miguel Borges, Carlos Diegues, Carlos Estevão, Marcos Farias, Leon Hirszman
Five segments telling the reality of hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro.
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Isabella(segment: Um Favelado)
Flávio MigliaccioJoão (segment: Um Favelado)Henrique Montes(segment: Um Favelado)Waldir Fiori(segment: Um Favelado)Alex Viany(segment: Um Favelado)Sérgio Augusto(segment: Um Favelado)Carlos Estevão(segment: Um Favelado)Waldir Onofre(segment: Zé da Cachorra)Labanca(segment: Zé da Cachorra)José Saenz(segment: Zé da Cachorra)Paulo C. Barroso(segment: Zé da Cachorra)
Cecil Thiré(segment: Zé da Cachorra) (segment: Pedreira de São Diogo)Reviews
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Hunter_McmahonAugust 24, 2025
Hunter_McmahonAugust 24, 2025A defining work of the Cinema Novo wave and the only Brazilian anthology from that era, it brings together five directors from the movement in a slice-of-life collection capturing the poverty and reality of Rio’s favelas.
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Arline_MillsAugust 20, 2025
Arline_MillsAugust 20, 2025In the "Pedreira de São Diogo" segment, the film’s opening long take with lateral tracking establishes Brazilian neo-realism by documenting quarry workers at work and their solidarity in a continuous, rhythmic flow.
