A 13-minute romance that outlasted an entire empire.
The film tells a little of the history of Brazil immersed in the caricature of the conditions of making cinema in this country. Flora and Carlos Manoel fall in love. She, from a family linked to the Monarchy, and he, a republican activist, live their love in the last days of the monarchy, without knowing that the end of the empire would also mean the end of their romance.
Direction
Svartman and Lavigne pack epic scope into 13 tight minutes.
Writing
Self-aware script about filmmaking inside a doomed love story.
Director
Rosane Svartman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
José Wilker, the narrator, was one of Brazil's most beloved actors—his voice alone carries decades of national cinema history. SpoilerLevel: FREE
The title itself parodies classic Brazilian literature while mocking the impossibility of 'epic' cinema with no budget—it's a 13-minute film about films that can't be made. SpoilerLevel: LIGHT
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