Killed the Family and Went to the Movies

Original title: Matou a Família e Foi ao Cinema

1991
1h 40m

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Cláudia Raia in Killed the Family and Went to the Movies (1991)

In Rio de Janeiro, after an altercation with his father and mother, a young man named Bebeto kills his family and goes to a movie theater, where he watches four weird vignettes. The first on... Read allIn Rio de Janeiro, after an altercation with his father and mother, a young man named Bebeto kills his family and goes to a movie theater, where he watches four weird vignettes. The first one is about a wealthy woman, Márcia, bored with her marriage, who decides to spend a couple... Read allIn Rio de Janeiro, after an altercation with his father and mother, a young man named Bebeto kills his family and goes to a movie theater, where he watches four weird vignettes. The first one is about a wealthy woman, Márcia, bored with her marriage, who decides to spend a couple of days alone in her house in Petrópolis. When her best friend Renata unexpectedly arrive... Read all

Director
- Neville D'Almeida
Writers
- Júlio Bressane
- Neville D'Almeida
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5.1/10

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Director
- Neville D'Almeida
Writers
- Júlio Bressane
- Neville D'Almeida
Stars

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- 3 wins & 1 nomination

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Actress Cláudia Raia talked about her difficulties in filming a nude scene with a horse for this movie. Raia said that for this scene, filmed on a cold dawn, she wore only a bodice and that the horse needed to be calmed down in a moment. "There was a scene of mine naked, only with a bodice, which we shot on a cold morning in Teresópolis. My character almost had sex with the horse, which was actually her dream. At a certain point, the horse went crazy and needed to be removed from the scene in order to get a little out of it ", she said. "I'm glad I had Louise Cardoso as a romantic partner to support me. The result is interesting, people love it, but I confess that it is difficult to watch. It was difficult to do too, it is very strong ", she added.

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Referenced in Primeiros Amigos (2019)

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Matou a Família e Foi ao Cinema
Written and performed by Lobão

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5/10

An Irregular Remake of a Brazilian Underground Classic Movie

In Rio de Janeiro, after an altercation with his father and mother, the young man Bebeto (Alexandre Frota) kills his family and goes to the movie theater. He impassively watches four weird short stories. The first one is about a wealthy woman, Márcia (Claudia Raia), bored with her marriage, who decides to spend alone a couple of days in her house in Petrópolis. When her best friend Renata (Louise Cardoso) unexpectedly arrives to stay with her, they get drunk and a tragedy is announced. The second one is about a looser that arrives home upset and drunk and kills his family. The third one is about a tragic lesbian repressed relationship. The last one is about a man addicted in stealing women's underwear.

"Matou a Família e Foi ao Cinema" is a remake of a Brazilian underground classic of 1967 of Júlio Bressane with the same title. I have never had the chance to watch the original version, but the 1991 is very irregular, having some good points, but also very weak and silly parts, like for example the man addicted in stealing women's underwear. Another negative aspect is the indecision of Neville de Almeida between a heavy drama or a dark humor. In the end, none of the foregoing genres works well. The movie explores too much the body of Claudia Raia, who was in evidence in 1991. In 2005, we see that she was indeed too fat and with cellulite for the present standards of beauty and aesthetic. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "Matou a Família e Foi ao Cinema" ("Killed the Family and Went to the Movie Theater")