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The Red Light Bandit (Portuguese: O Bandido da Luz Vermelha) is a 1968 Brazilian crime film directed by Rogério Sganzerla,[1] inspired by the crimes of the real-life burglar João Acácio Pereira da Costa, known as the "Red Light Bandit" (Bandido da Luz Vermelha).[2] The film is a representative work of cinema marginal, the Brazilian underground filmmaking movement of the 1960s. Sganzerla was 21 years old when he directed it.[3]
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| The Red Light Bandit | |
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 Original Brazilian release poster | |
| Directed by | Rogério Sganzerla |
| Written by | Rogério Sganzerla |
| Produced by | José da Costa Cordeiro José Alberto Reis Rogério Sganzerla |
| Starring | Paulo Villaça Helena Ignez Luiz Linhares |
| Narrated by | Hélio Aguiar |
| Cinematography | Peter Overbeck |
| Edited by | Silvio Renoldi |
| Music by | Rogério Sganzerla |
Production company | Urano Filmes |
| Distributed by | Sagres Filmes (VHS release) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
Sganzerla called the film a Third World western.[4]
Plot
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Jorge, a São Paulo house burglar, nicknamed by the press the "Red Light Bandit", baffles the police by using peculiar techniques. Always carrying a red flashlight, he rapes his victims, has long dialogues with them and makes daring escapes. Afterwards, he spends the profits of his crimes. The bandit's exploits are shown in a fragmented manner, voiced over by two narrators in the style of a sensationalistic radio program.
He has an affair with the femme fatale Janete Jane, meets other burglars and a corrupt politician, and gets betrayed. Pursued and cornered, he commits suicide.
Cast
- Paulo Villaça as Jorge, the Red Light Bandit
- Helena Ignez as Janete Jane
- Luiz Linhares as police officer Cabeção
- Pagano Sobrinho as J.B. da Silva
- Roberto Luna as Lucho Gatica
- José Marinho as Tarzan
- Ezequiel Neves as Reporter
- Sérgio Mamberti as Homosexual
- Renato Consorte as TV host
- Sérgio Hingst as Millionaire
- Lola Brah as Rich Woman
- Antonio Lima as Gangster
- Ozualdo Candeias as Criminal
- Maurice Capovilla as Gangster
- Carlos Reichenbach as Gangster
- Sônia Braga as Victim
Reception
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Film critic Ismail Xavier stated that the film treats the bandit's social milieu with irony, making use of collage, intertextuality and pastiche, in contrast with the Cinema Novo's naturalistic filmmaking.[1]
In 2015, The Red Light Bandit was chosen by Abraccine as the sixth best Brazilian film of all time.[5]
Awards and nominations
1968 Festival de Brasília (Brazil)[6]
- Best Costume
- Best Director
- Best Editing
- Best Film
Sequel
A sequel directed by Ícaro Martins and Helena Ignez, widow of Sganzerla, was released in 2010: Luz nas Trevas - A Volta do Bandido da Luz Vermelha.[7][8]
References
- Xavier, Ismail (1997). Allegories of Underdevelopment: Aesthetics and Politics in Modern Brazilian Cinema. U of Minnesota Press. ISBN 9780816626779.
- "Memory of the World National Cinematic Heritage" (PDF). Unesco. 1995. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- "Rep Diary: Tropicália - Film Comment". Film Comment. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
- Sganzerla, Rogério (2008). O bandido da luz vermelha: argumento e roteiro (in Portuguese). Imprensa Oficial Do Estado. ISBN 978-85-7060-669-3.
- "Sem Legenda: 'Limite' lidera os cem melhores filmes brasileiros; veja lista feita pela crítica - 27/11/2015 - Ilustrada". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- Sganzerla, Rogério (2008). O bandido da luz vermelha: argumento e roteiro (in Portuguese). Imprensa Oficial Do Estado. ISBN 9788570606693.
- "Continuação de 'O bandido da luz vermelha' estreia em festival na Suíça". Pop & Arte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2016-02-17.
- Felperin, Leslie (2010-08-19). "Review: 'Light in Darkness: The Return of the Red Light Bandit'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
External links
- The Red Light Bandit on Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural (in Portuguese)
- The Red Light Bandit at IMDb
- The Red Light Bandit at Rotten Tomatoes
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