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Tabu

1983 · 78 min Comedy Music
6.5 / 10 · TMDB

The fictional encounter in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (in the 30s) between popular songwriter Lamartine Babo and inconoclast poet and playwright Oswald de Andrade.

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Original Title Tabú
Year 1983
Country Brazil
Genre Comedy, Music
Director Júlio Bressane
Runtime 78 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.5/10 (17 votes)

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The film constructs its narrative around the fertile collision of two artistic universes, not biographical facts. It relies on dialogue structured like a musical duel, where each line is either a sweet note of a popular hit or a sharp chord of a poetic manifesto, exploring the very nature of creativity in Brazil.

Those who tire of straightforward biopics will find a sparkling intellectual comedy where debates on high and low art dissolve into dance. What lingers after viewing is not just a samba rhythm, but the echo of witty banter about culture's purpose. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Júlio Bressane

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