The Famous and the Dead
By Esmir Filho
Country: Brazil, France
Original title: Os Famosos e os Duendes da Morte
Director: Esmir Filho
Casting: Henriqué Larré, Ismael Caneppele, Tuane Eggers, Samuel Reginatto, Aurea Baptista, Adriana Seiffert
Production year: 2009
Runtime: 01h41
Production company: Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre; Dezenove Som e Imagem; Dueto Filmes; Ioiô Filmes; Umedia; Warner Bros.
A 16-year-old Bob Dylan fan reaches the whole world through the Internet while watching his days go by in a small German town in rural Brazil. The return of a mysterious figure plunges him into memories and a world beyond reality.
Locarno 2009 – Competition
São Paulo International Film Festival – 2009
Rio FF 2009 – Best Feature & Fipresci Prize
Valdivia 2009 – Best director
Brasilia 2009 – Special Jury Mention
San Francisco International Film Festival – 2010
Berlin 2010 – Generation 14plus
Guadalajara FF 2010 – Audience award, Fipresci Prize, Best First Feature, Best Cinematographer
Cine de Punta del Este 2010 – Best Feature
