Container of (work): Pixote (Motion picture) Container of (work): Dos monjes (Motion picture)
Notes:
Title from container. Pixote: Fernando Ramos da Silva, Jorge Juliao, Gilbrto Moura. Dos monjes: Victor Urruchua, Carlos Villatoro, Magda Haller.
Contents:
Pixote / director, Héctor Babenco (126 min. : 1980) -- Dos monjes / Juan Bustillo Oro (79 min. : 1934)
Summary:
Pixote: The life of a boy in the streets of Sao Paulo, involved with crimes, prostitution and drugs. Dos monjes: In a Gothic-styled monastery, a monk named Javier sees the face of another monk, Juan, and suddenly attempts to bludgeon him to death with a heavy crucifix. Both men then relate their own versions of a story of romantic rivalry between them. Javier, a consumptive musician, fell in love with and was betrothed to Anita. When his old friend Juan appeared, he was ecstatic. But soon, it seemed that Juan was making a play for Anita. When Javier found them in an apparently compromising position, a tussle ensued, and Anita was accidentally shot and killed. The two versions of the story differ significantly in Juan's motivations and in the details of Anita's death. Both men later became monks, leading to their latest encounter. As Juan begins to recover from the blow, Javier is subjected to horrific hallucinations.
Series:
Criterion collection Martin Scorsese's world cinema project ; no. 3
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1197988463
Locations:
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)
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