Tcheky Karyo as the Master Knifefighter ââåhermesã¢ââ in ââåthe Grand Arte
| A Grande Arte | |
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| Directed by | Walter Salles Jr. |
| Screenplay by | Rubem Fonesca Matthew Chapman (English version) |
| Based on | A Grande Arte by Rubem Fonesca |
| Produced by | Paulo Carlos De Brito Alberto Flaksman |
| Starring | Peter Coyote Tchéky Karyo Amanda Pays Raul Cortez |
| Cinematography | José Roberto Eliezer |
| Edited by | Isabelle Rathery |
| Music by | Todd Boekelheide Jürgen Knieper |
| Production | Blastoff Filmes |
| Distributed past | Miramax Films (U.S. Theatrical) |
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| Running time | 104 minutes (Spain) 99 minutes (U.Due south. Video) |
| Country | Brazil |
| Languages | English Portuguese Spanish |
| Box role | $356,825 (United states) |
A Grande Arte (in English, The Smashing Art; US title: Exposure ), is a 1991 Brazilian movie directed by Walter Salles Jr. and starring Peter Coyote. Loosely based on the book A Grande Arte past Brazilian Rubem Fonseca, information technology is one of the beginning theatrical works of Salles Jr. The cast includes Brazilian and international stars such as Coyote, Tchéky Karyo and Amanda Pays.
Plot [edit]
Peter Mandrake (Coyote), an American photographer in Brazil, is preparing an in loco essay for his new volume, most the "Train Surfers" (groups of boys who court danger "surfing" on the roof of the trains) in the city of Rio de Janeiro. A local phone call daughter with whom he is friends is murdered, and when the law can make no progress Mandrake decides to investigate himself. Later, two hired thugs intermission into his apartment demanding a deejay, and, when he doesn't produce it because he can't do then, they rape his girlfriend and stab him, leaving him to die. Vowing revenge, Mandrake enlists the help of Hermes (Karyo), a professional knife fighter who owes Mandrake a debt, to teach him the art of pocketknife fighting. The obsession this develops into causes Mandrake's girlfriend to leave him, wanting the whole thing to just become away, but Mandrake refuses to let go.
The thugs are discovered to be working for an undisclosed Brazilian criminal system closely tied with the Bolivian cocaine cartel. The caput of the system is attempting to uncover a traitor in his organization, who apparently stole a floppy disk containing important information. Mandrake allies himself with some of the organization'south rivals to help them find the disk, in return for discovering who killed the call girl. The disk is ultimately institute, and Mandrake learns that the arrangement head murdered the call daughter himself, slashing her face in an deed of airs. Hermes appears all of a sudden, and the head orders him to kill Mandrake, merely Hermes tells him to do it himself before leaving. They violently fight, and Mandrake manages to stab his opponent to expiry.
Nevertheless, the fulfillment of his revenge quest leaves Mandrake feeling empty and without purpose. He wanders for a while earlier, on a whim, taking a motion-picture show of a couple kissing in a window. This reinvigorates his passion for photography, and, whereas he used to take pictures of violent and dangerous situations, at present his work has a theme of dear and simple pleasures. He heads out to the plains to meet his girlfriend, who is an archeologist working on-site. After showing her the pictures, he tells her he's been assigned to Africa, but promises to return someday.
Knife civilisation [edit]
The film explores the mysterious and hidden globe of the "Persevs" (a portmanteau of the words perforate and sever) fighters and some famous knifesmiths, such as Rex Applegate and William. E. Fairbairn, Bo Randall (whose assault pocketknife "Randall 14" is a cardinal weapon in the pic) and Joe Kious.
Bandage [edit]
- Peter Coyote as Peter Mandrake, the lensman
- Tchéky Karyo as Hermes, the knife fight primary
- Amanda Pays as Mariet, Mandrake'southward girlfriend
- Raul Cortez as Thales de Lima Prado
- Giulia Gam as Gisela the hooker
- Tonico Pereira equally Rafael
- Eduardo Conde as Roberto Mitry
- Miguel Ángel Fuentes as Camilo Fuentes
Production [edit]
The movie was filmed on location on Rio de Janeiro streets (usually at night) and in the highlands of Bolivia and Pantanal. Information technology was the commencement feature film directed past Walter Salles Jr., who had been known primarily for his documentaries. He later directed films such as Diários de Motocicleta (The Motorcycle Diaries) and the horror remake Dark Water.
External links [edit]
- A Grande Arte at IMDb
- A Grande Arte at Rotten Tomatoes
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Grande_Arte
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