Pictures of Ghosts

Pictures of Ghosts

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2023 · 93 min · ★ 8.0 · Documentary

Downtown Recife’s classic movie palaces from the 20th century are mostly gone. That city area is now an archaeological site of sorts that reveals aspects of life in society which have been lost. And that’s just part of the story.

Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho · Written by Kleber Mendonça Filho

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Kleber Mendonça Filho Self / Narrator
Rubens Santos Driver
Sonia Braga Self (archive footage)
Maeve Jinkings Self (archive footage)
Lucrecia Martel Self
Clara Pinheiro de Oliveira Self
Severino Cavalcanti Self (archive footage)
Nilo Coelho Self - Governador de Pernambuco (archive footage)
Tony Curtis Self (archive footage)
Joselice Jucá Self (archive footage)
Janet Leigh Self (archive footage)
Alexandre Moura Self (archive footage)

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