City of Men
by K?tia Lund, Cao Hamburger, Philippe Barcinski, C?sar Charlone, Paulo Lins
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Actor: Alexandre Rodrigues, Daniel Zettel, Leandro FirminoDirector: C?sar Charlone, Cao Hamburger, K?tia Lund, Paulo Lins, Philippe Barcinski
Brand: Universal Studios
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Portuguese (Original Language), Unknown; English (Subtitled)
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 570 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-09-26
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Palm Pictures / Umvd
DVD Reviews of City of Men
DVD Review: I couldn't stop watching!
Summary: 5 Stars
Once you watch once, you can't stop. I was hesistant at first to watch the shows because City of God was so very violent and I wasn't mentally prepared for another like that (even though the movie was great). However, these shows are more subtle in the violence and have a lot of humor. Primarily, the two main characters and the supporting actors are so engaging. You just want to keep watching them and watching them. Great series. Highly recommended. DVD Review: City of Men
Summary: 3 Stars
Of course, after seeing "City of God" , one the greatest movies ever made, I decided to buy the series "City of Men". In all, it was very good. I would like to say excellent but I think that the directors spoiled 2 of the episodes by showing lewd acts of dogs mating. This was an extreme turn off to me .I don't even know why they would spoil such a good how by adding something like that into the story. To me , this stupid act on the part of the directors to a great series from a 5 star rating to a 3 star rating. I know that they are trying to depict life in the favela but some things are unnecessary. Overall, not counting those 2 bad episodes, I enjoyed the other episodes in the series. Unfortunately, I would be able to buy this DVD as a gift as I intended in the begininng because of the offensive scenes in those two episodes. DVD Review: Excellent!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This series is great! If you enjoyed the movie you will love the TV series!DVD Review: EXCELLENT FOLLOW-UP TELEVISION SERIES IN THE SPIRIT OF CITY OF GOD
Summary: 5 Stars
This series does not follow the exact story or timeline as the movie City Of God but it takes place in Rio de Janeiro in the Favela. I was entertained and pleased with the acting, cinematography, and realness. I almost felt that I was there and I could have been there in my younger years.DVD Review: Excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an amazing brazlian production where you can have an excellent idea of the "favela" reality.
It worths every penny!
Description of City of Men
As Seen on the SUNDANCE CHANNELFrom the team behind the Academy Award?-nominated feature CITY OF GOD, including directors Fernando Meirelles (THE CONSTANT GARDNER) and K?tia Lund comes the hit Brazilian television series CITY OF MEN, a comedy/drama about two teenage boys growing up in a dangerous Rio de Janeiro slum starring Darlan Cunha and Douglas Silva, featured in the motion picture that inspired this series.
The CITY is a shantytown located in one of the many mountains of Rio de Janeiro. The MEN are two 13-year-old kids, Laranjinha and Acerola. This series brilliantly mixes humor and reality to explore life in the "favelas" and in particular the indomitable spirit of two best friends growing up in one of most volatile communities in the world.
Brazilian TV series City of Men is a dazzling, propulsive, and fiery exploration of life in a chaotic Rio de Janeiro slum, seen through the eyes of Acerola (Douglas Silva) and Laranjinha (Darlan Cunha). These two boys prove to be amazingly charming tour guides to a world by turns terrifying and exhilarating. Using the jam-packed storytelling that made the movie City of God such a revelation, the first episode alone is a marvel, merging the history of Napoleon with a cutting analysis of drug lords and class structure in the poverty-ridden neighborhood. The other three episodes of the first series carry on this riveting approach, mingling social observation with rich, compelling characters. From the second series on, the show becomes less overtly political and more about Acerola and Laranjinha's passage from youth to adulthood (embracing, with humor and pathos, the adolescent boys' obsession with sex)--though every episode has some sly or startling observation about race, wealth, and gender. Each series is filmed a year after the previous one, so the boys literally grow before our eyes; it's impossible to watch and not feel deeply involved as Acerola woos a girl named Cristiane and ends up a way-too-young father, or as an innocent prank escalates into a life-and-death struggle. Some episodes teeter on the brink of silliness--one of the last ones has the boys engaging in absurd cross-dressing--but the briskness of the writing and the charisma of Silva and Cunha carry the show through. Add to this the dynamic musical score of Brazilian pop and samba, and you have essential viewing. World music has already found popularity in the U.S.; welcome to a masterpiece of world television. --Bret Fetzer
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