Episode 64 - Director Fernando Meirelles
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Brazil's Fernando Meirelles made quite a splash in 2002 with his breakthrough feature City of God, a brutal and vibrant portrait of crime and street life in one of Brazil's worst slums. It has become one of the most popular foreign films of the new decade. He followed it up with The Constant Gardener, a political thriller based on John le Carré's novel of the same name and starring Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz. After taking on le Carré, Meirelles has taken on an even bigger risk by tackling José Saramago's beloved novel Blindness with the help of Canadian screenwriter Don McKellar (Last Night, The Red Violin). Critics have been sharply divided, and the film's premiere at Cannes was less than a slam dunk. We'll cut through the hype and let you know if it's worth your time and cash, but not without revisiting Meirelles' other films.
playlist
intro
Blindness trailer
Blindness review pt.1
Convite par Vida
Blindness review pt 2
Wilson Simonal - Nem Vem que Nao Tem
City of God trailer
City of God review
Raul Seixas - Metamorphose Ambulante
Constant Gardner Trailer
Constant Gardner review
Tim Maia - No Caminho de Bem
M Knight Commercial
Closing comments
Carlos Antonio Jobim - Girl From Ipanema
outro
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