About Cinema
2015, Portuguese. Directed by Walter Carvalho.
An abandoned tumbledown theater in the outback of Paraíba state is the initial setting of a film about cinema, which explores the testimonials of the novelist and playwright Ariano Suassuna and other filmmakers such as Ruy Guerra, Julio Bressane, Ken Loach, Andrzej Wajda, Karim Ainouz, José Padilha, Hector Babenco, Vilmos Zsigmond, Béla Tarr, Gus Van Sant and Jia Zhangke. They all respond to two basic questions: why do they make movies and why do they serve the seventh art. The filmmakers share their thoughts about time, narrative, rhythm, light, movement, the meaning of tragedy, the audience‘s desires and the boundaries with other forms of art.
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Portuguese
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- Released
- 15 September 2015
- Original title
- Um Filme de Cinema
- Country
- Brazil
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About Cinema runs 111 minutes (1h 51m).
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Which OTT platform is About Cinema on?
About Cinema isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 September 2015. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like About Cinema?
If you liked About Cinema, try As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty, Seduced and Abandoned, Drew: The Man Behind the Poster.
Who directed About Cinema?
About Cinema (2015) was directed by Walter Carvalho and stars Béla Tarr, Ruy Guerra, Júlio Bressane.