DVD : Madame Sata
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780794204402
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0794204406
Label: Fox Lorber
Manufacturer: Fox Lorber
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Fox Lorber
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 13, 2004
Running Time: 105 minutes
Sales Rank: 21769
Studio: Fox Lorber
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
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Legendary criminal. Proud homosexual. Cabaret star. Passionate lover. Killer. Devoted father of seven adopted children. Saint…or devil?
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Rating:  -
AS the FILM IS INTERESTING REMEMBERING A HCHO THAT HAS SUCCEEDED DOES MANY Years AT A TOWN OF BRAZIL
A FILM THAN IN HIS EPOCH HE HAS CAUSED MANY REMARKS
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"MADAME SATA"
Memories of a Bygone Era
Amos Lassen and Cinema Pride
"Madame Sata" is a film based loosely on the life of one of the most amazing characters in the popular culture of Brazil, Joao Francisco dos Santos who lived from 190o until 1976. He was a thief, a transvestite, a street fighter, a cook in a brothel, a convict and father to seven adopted children. He was sometimes known as "dos Santos" but was better known as Madame Sata. Likewise he was also a performer in gay clubs who pushed social boundaries during tumultuous times. He film starts in 1932 in the bohemian district, Lapa, of Rio de Janerio when he was about to realize his dream of becoming a star on the stage. Lapa was a sordid place--its inhabitants included hustlers, pimps and prostitutes and the underworld of Rio. Joao was head of a family that included the prostitute Lorita and her baby daughter, a hustler named Taboo, Joao's teenaged lover, Renatinho and Amador who owned the Blue Danube the club where Madame Sata performed.
"Madame Sata" is a movie about a bygone era as it concentrates on the life of a charismatic man who had an interesting and colorful life. Joao was a poor black homosexual man living in a society dominated by masochism. As the movie opens we hear a list of charges against him as he is older and then are taken via flashback to watch his life to see what brought him to that point. He begins his foray into bohemia as an assistant to a third-rate chanteuse ... Read More
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This is a fascinating, extremely well done, documentary style Indie film about the life of a down and out guy who defies narrow definitions.
The story description focuses on the most outré elements of this man's life: Brazillian pimp, street fighter, drag queen, thief, criminal.
The outstanding achievement of this film, though, is to put his life into context, that he is also protector, father, dreamer, artist; but does not airbrush, glamorize nor excuse his life.
This film goes further to put his life into context in the racial mix of Brazil of the 1930s, when slaves were freed but not allowed to hold jobs, the Brazil of Carnival where even the most macho men appear in drag. Deftly touching on all, but not belaboring any one of these elements of bigotry and systemic injustices, we are given a real portrait of an unusual family who are revealed in their entirety, rarely good, not entirely bad, really human.
The performances of the main four characters are simply outstanding and raw, so much so that you begin to wonder if this really IS a documentary. The small supporting roles are all equally strong. A riveting film in all respects; here the art direction and filming styles really augment the gritty reality and emotional perspective of an edgy life in a difficult time and place.
This is a morally complex film, not for children at all, not for those who do not like indie films. If you rent it, DEFINITELY listen to the commentary, ... Read More
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Right away,
I'll admit that this is a really good movie, per se. It is a real-life depiction of João Francisco dos Santos, a man with a complex, troubled life in 1930's Brazil. In spite of being a con-artist, thief, prostitute/pimp, and all-round angry person, Joao is also, believe it or not, a caring individual who displays acts of good in quieter, but no less extraordinary, ways. Throughout his life, he is often misunderstood and he struggles to balance the two extremes of his personality.
My only complaint is that this movie is a meager representation of João Francisco dos Santos' life. We are introduced to only a very short time period of his life; probably not more than a year out of his life of 76 years. We learn more about him from reading the product description than we would ever have known by watching the film alone. We see nothing about his early life nor any references that may have helped us to understand his actions better. We are told that he spent much time in prison ("26 of his 76 years" on earth) but we view one arrest. We are told told that he adopted 7 children, but we only see one. We are told that he was a consumate cabaret/drag performer, but we only see one performance and his beginnings as an "understudy." We are told, at the end of the film, about his many successes in the famed Brazilian Samba Carnivals, but, in regards, we only view a single slow motion, abstract monologue at the end as a wrap-up. In fact, the title ... Read More
Rating:  -
I thought the movie was great. The lead actor is very handsome and I thought he did a wonderul job. I have read the other reviews and yes he is rude and mean, but has a soft side because no matter what he always took care of his extended family. Taboo was timid and I was not suprised by the way Joao treated him. Laurita as well seemed to be in love with Joao even though she new of his life style. She always showed him compassion like a wife would a husband. I thought the movie was great I wish we new more about his child hood and how he really looked. It's a must see!
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780794204402
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0794204406
Label: Fox Lorber
Manufacturer: Fox Lorber
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Fox Lorber
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 13, 2004
Running Time: 105 minutes
Sales Rank: 21769
Studio: Fox Lorber
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
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