At the Edge of the Earth

At the Edge of the Earth

2002 · 74 min · ★ 7.5 · Documentary

On 17 May 1931, the young director Mário Peixoto released his masterpiece "Limite" in a premiere in Capitólio Theater in Rio de Janeiro to astonished audiences bewildered by the impressive and poetic images. Considered by many viewers the best Brazilian movie ever made, this feature has never been released commercially. However, in a great paradox, Mário Peixoto has never made any other movie. The director Sérgio Machado pays a great tribute to the life and work Mário Peixoto a.k.a. Maçarico by his close friends with this documentary, using his diary; footages of "Limite", the never concluded "Onde a Terra Acaba" (1933) and the short "O Homem do Morcego" (1980); and interesting testimonies of Olga Breno, Ruy Solberg, Nelson Pereira dos Santos and Walter Salles among others.

Directed by Sérgio Machado · Written by Sérgio Machado

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Mário Peixoto Self (archive footage)
Carlos Diegues Self
Olga Breno Self
Ermami Jamuzzi Self
Nelson Pereira dos Santos Self
Carmen Santos Self (archive footage)
Alcídes da Rocha Miranda Self
Almerinda Rodrigues Self
Rui Solberg Self
Walter Salles Self
Matheus Nachtergaele Narrator (voice)

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