Poster of About Cinema

About Cinema

Plot: 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
Release Date: Tuesday, September 15 2015
9 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Béla TarrBéla Tarr
Béla Tarr was
60 in About Cinema
as 'Self'.
Thu, Jul 21 1955
Portrait of Ruy GuerraRuy Guerra
Ruy Guerra was
84 in About Cinema
as 'Self'.
Sat, Aug 22 1931
Portrait of Júlio BressaneJúlio Bressane
Júlio Bressane was
69 in About Cinema
as 'Self'.
Wed, Feb 13 1946
Portrait of Lucrecia MartelLucrecia Martel
Lucrecia Martel was
48 in About Cinema
as 'Self'.
Wed, Dec 14 1966
Portrait of José PadilhaJosé Padilha
José Padilha was
48 in About Cinema
as 'Self'.
Tue, Aug 01 1967
Portrait of Benedek FliegaufBenedek Fliegauf
Benedek Fliegauf was
41 in About Cinema
as 'Self'.
Thu, Aug 15 1974
Portrait of Jia ZhangkeJia Zhangke
Jia Zhangke was
45 in About Cinema
as 'Self'.
Sun, May 24 1970
Portrait of Gus Van SantGus Van Sant
Gus Van Sant was
63 in About Cinema
as 'Self'.
Thu, Jul 24 1952
Portrait of Ken LoachKen Loach
Ken Loach was
79 in About Cinema
as 'Self'.
Wed, Jun 17 1936
Portrait of Ariano SuassunaAriano Suassuna
Ariano Suassuna would have been no older than
87 in About Cinema
as 'Self'.
Thu, Jun 16 1927 –
Wed, Jul 23 2014
Portrait of Karim AïnouzKarim Aïnouz
Karim Aïnouz was
49 in About Cinema
as 'Self'.
Mon, Jan 17 1966
Portrait of Andrzej WajdaAndrzej Wajda
Andrzej Wajda was
89 in About Cinema
as 'Self'.
Sat, Mar 06 1926 –
Sun, Oct 09 2016
Portrait of Héctor BabencoHéctor Babenco
Héctor Babenco was
69 in About Cinema
as 'Self'.
Thu, Feb 07 1946 –
Thu, Jul 14 2016
Portrait of Asghar FarhadiAsghar Farhadi
Asghar Farhadi was
43 in About Cinema
as 'Self'.
Sun, May 07 1972
Portrait of Salvatore CascioSalvatore Cascio
Salvatore Cascio was
35 in About Cinema
as 'Self'.
Thu, Nov 08 1979
Portrait of Cláudio AssisCláudio Assis
Cláudio Assis was
>> in About Cinema
as 'Self'.
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Crew

Portrait of Walter CarvalhoWalter Carvalho
Walter Carvalho was
68 in About Cinema
as 'Director'
Wed, Jan 01 1947