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The Famous and the Dead
The Famous and the Dead
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THE FAMOUS AND THE DEAD

Os Famosos e os Duendes da Morte

Directed by Esmir Filho
Brazil, France, 2009
Drama

Synopsis

A 16-year-old Bob Dylan fan becomes obsessed by the Internet images and murky fate of a local girl, his fascination growing with the reappearance in town of her charismatic, sinister boyfriend.

Synopsis

A 16-year-old Bob Dylan fan becomes obsessed by the Internet images and murky fate of a local girl, his fascination growing with the reappearance in town of her charismatic, sinister boyfriend.

Our take

Establishing an angsty, melancholic tone worthy of its teenage protagonists, this yearning mood piece about a Bob Dylan fan captures the dark undercurrent of disaffected adolescence. An intense, character-driven drama, and an intelligent debut from Brazilian director Esmir Filho (Undetectable).