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Yes, bad things are happening in 1977 in the city of Recife: political disappearances, murder in the streets, a thorough sense of “mischief,” as one early title card calls it.

At once a tribute to the bygone movie palaces of his hometown of Recife, and an introspective self-examination focused on his relationship with film, this evocative documentary is a must-see for all cinephiles.

Naná was from Recife, in Brazil’s northeast, a place steeped in musical traditions.

I wrote on my Instagram account that I was making a film and needed images of Recife in the past.

The ship was towed by the patrol vessel to the port of Recife.