1979 · comedy · drama · romance
Bye Bye Brasil
Directed by Carlos Diegues1h 50m1979
The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the erotic Salomé dances, and the mute Swallow performs feats of strength. A young accordion player is completely enamored of Salomé, and he begs to come along. The Gypsy Lord shrugs, and the accordionist and his pregnant wife, Dasdô, join the troupe.
Our read: Bye Bye Brasil (1979) reads as a warm, steady, grounded comedy · drama · romance entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Warm, steady, measured comedy / drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
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