Lucio Flavio (film)

Lucio Flavio[1] (Portuguese: Lúcio Flávio, o Passageiro da Agonia) is a 1977 Brazilian film directed by Héctor Babenco based on the book of the same name by José Louzeiro, who co-wrote the screenplay. It stars Reginaldo Faria as Lúcio Flávio, a famous bandit in Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s.[2] Babenco did not want to limit the story to Lúcio Flávio, and stated it was also a film about Esquadrão da Morte, a death squad from the 1960s.[3]

Lucio Flavio
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHéctor Babenco
Written by
  • José Louzeiro
  • Jorge Durán
  • Héctor Babenco
Produced by
  • Carlos Alberto Diniz
  • Sérgio Othero de Freitas
  • Maranhão Torres
  • Sérgio Coelho
StarringReginaldo Faria
CinematographyLauro Escorel
Edited bySílvio Renoldi
Music byJohn Neschling
Production
company
H. B. Filmes
Distributed byEmbrafilme
Release dates
  • November 22, 1977 (1977-11-22) (SPIFF)
  • February 27, 1978 (1978-02-27) (theatrical release)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese

Cast

Release and reception

It premiered on November 22, 1977 at the 1st São Paulo International Film Festival,[4] where it was elected the Best Film by the audience.[2][3] In February 1978, it won the Best Actor (Faria), Best Supporting Actor (Cândido), Best Cinematography and Best Editing awards at the Gramado Film Festival.[5] The film also entered the Taormina Film Fest,[6] where it won the Best Actor Award.[4] It debuted on the commercial circuit with 100 copies, breaking King Kong's 81, on February 27, 1978.[3][4] As of November 2014, Lucio Flavio was the sixth most-watched Brazilian film with an audience of 5,401,325.[7]

References
  1. Yakir, Dan (February 26, 1984). "American Stars Team Up on a Brazilian Movie". The New York Times. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  2. ""Lúcio Flávio" estreará em cem cinemas". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). February 17, 1978. p. 14. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  3. ""Lúcio Flávio", trajetória de sucesso". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). February 27, 1978. p. 19. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  4. "Lúcio Flávio o Passageiro da Agonia" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  5. ""Doramundo" vence o Festival de Gramado". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). February 27, 1978. p. 17. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  6. "Comienza el Festival de Cine de Taormina". El País (in Spanish). July 19, 1978. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  7. Hermsdorff, Renato (November 28, 2014). "Os 20 filmes brasileiros mais vistos da história" (in Portuguese). AdoroCinema. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
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