Antonio Cícero
Acting
Biography
Antonio Cicero Correia Lima (Rio de Janeiro, October 6, 1945 – Zurich, October 23, 2024) was a Brazilian poet, composer, philosopher and literary critic. He is generally remembered for his activity in the criticism of contemporary Brazilian poetry and for some songs he wrote, such as Fullgás, for his sister Marina Lima, and Último Romântico, for Lulu Santos. On August 10, 2017, he was elected a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, taking office on March 16, 2018.
Known For
The fictional encounter in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (in the 30s) between popular songwriter Lamartine Babo and inconoclast poet and playwright Oswald de Andrade.
Tabu
Nineteen people with differing degrees of visual impairment – from mild nearsightedness to total blindness – discuss how they see themselves, how they see others and how they perceive the world. Unusual images, of burning trees or empty deserts, link the interviews, which vary from deep to funny to poetic.
Janela da Alma
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Vida e Verso de Carlos Drummond de Andrade
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Carlos Nader
A fragmented style, patchwork of interviews with Caetano Veloso's friends, mixed with conversations, thoughts, scenes of dance and literature excerpts.
Talking Cinema
Carlos Drummond de Andrade's poetry is read by exponents of Brazilian culture, such as Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso, Adriana Calcanhoto, Fernanda Torres, Marilia Pera, Antonio Cicero and others.
Consideração do Poema
A journey in the history of the Brazilian songbook with a look at the relationship between poetry and music, sewing testimonials of great names of our culture, musical performances and amazing research of images.
Palavra (En)Cantada
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Trovoada
Documentary about Brazilian poet Waly Salomão, for whom life was always a fictional film and poetry was a way to expose any naturalistic pretention. His convictions affected many friends like Antonio Cícero, Caetano Veloso and Carlos Nader, who documented Waly's life for 15 years. But how does one make a documentary about someone who believes everything is fiction?
Permanent Pan-Cinema
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Sexo é Bom
This documentary portrays the trajectory of Brazilian singer and songwriter Marina Lima, an exponent of popular music with a career spanning over 40 years.