Chinese Viola backdrop
Chinese Viola poster

Chinese Viola

My meeting with Brazilian cinema

6.0 / 10
1975
8 min
Documentary

The rare short film presents a curious dialogue between filmmaker Julio Bressane and actor Grande Otelo, where, in a mixture of decorated and improvised text, we discover a little manifesto to the Brazilian experimental cinema. Also called "Belair's last film," Chinese Viola reveals the first partnership between photographer Walter Carvalho and Bressane.