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Madame Sata

Lázaro Ramos (Actor), Marcelia Cartaxo (Actor), Karim Ainouz (Director) | Rated: Unrated | Format: DVD
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Flawed but very worthwhile film, April 8 2011
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An amazing lead performance, terrific, strong, stylistic lighting and camerawork, and good supporting performances
highlight this true story of a violent, sad, sexy, gay Brazilian pimp and drag queen performer in the 1930s, and his two
housemates/earners - one male and one female.

Touching, complex, never dull. but somehow doesn't quite add up to as much as it seems like it should. It spends so
much time on some elements of 'Madame Sata's story, that it speeds by and glosses over other key moments, especially
the ending. None-the less, very worth seeing for all that's good about it, and forgivable for it's flaws.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting portrait, Mar 18 2004
This review is from: Madame Sata (DVD)
Madame Satã reminds me a bit of the Marquis de Sade in his daring and open sexuality and steadfastness to what he believes in. And like Sade, he triumphs in the wake of adversity and does what he wants in spite of what others may think.

This film is visually and emotionally gripping. A very dark and furious picture of the 1930s bohemian/lower class sector of Rio de Janero. Even though the movie never focuses on the main character's life as Madame Satã (which occurs later in his life) it chooses instead to tell the story of his rise to that point and the hardships he faced (and those around him) as he tried to reach his goal under opressive odds. Some may be turned off by the homosexual element but I believe it's simply an accurate portrayal of the lives of some men during that time and what they had to do to get by.

The passion with which Lázaro Ramos performances belies his young 22 years (in the making of featurette he even admits to going through things in the movie he had never dealt with before, simply because he is so young). Even the supporting cast of little known actors and actresses do a wonderful job of making the time and the place all the more believable.

If you love challenging films, indie films or films about underground legends, then I would definately recommend this to you.

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3.0 out of 5 stars visually original, Oct 30 2003
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this movie is visually quite original, with a dark atmosphere that is sometimes glittery, sometimes decadent... the story is interesting, about the downward spiral of an incredibly contradictory main character: a gay man/drag queen from the wrong side of the tracks, who is married and rather violent, but who has a great desire to become a performer and loves the glamorous world of rio's nightclubs... he falls for a very handsome but rough character from the underworld of what appears to be 1930's rio... all of these contradictions within his own personality drive him to self-destruction... the actors are absolutely amazing, especially the one playing the title character, but the movie seems a bit slow and doesn't penetrate as deeply into the main character's mind as much as i had expected... definitely worth seeing, however
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