- Actors: Ricardo Meneses, Beatriz Torcato, Andre Barbosa, Eurico Vieira, Jorge Almeida
- Directors: João Pedro Rodrigues
- Writers: João Pedro Rodrigues, Alexandre Melo, José Neves, Paulo Rebelo
- Producers: Amândio Coroado
- Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language: English
- Subtitles: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Paradox
- Release Date: Nov 11 2003
- Run Time: 90 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0000C508N
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#38,630 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #15 in DVD > Art House & International > By Country > Brazil
- #32 in DVD > Art House & International > By Genre > Gay & Lesbian
- #55 in DVD > Art House & International > Latin American Cinema
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2.0 out of 5 stars
***TOO MUCH AND NOT ENOUGH*** O FANTASMA!,
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This review is from: O Fantasma (DVD)
AGAIN I TOOK A CHANCE & BOUGHT A DVD WITHOUT FIRST HAVING SEEN IT. ITS' SUBJECT--A YOUNG MANS' SAME-SEX ESCAPADES ABOUT TOWN IN LISBON, PORTUGAL--SEEMS QUITE PROVOCATIVE WHEN BUYING A FILM. I MUST SAY ITS MAIN CHARACTER--SERGIO--WAS A DELIGHT TO WATCH & A GREAT CHOICE FOR THIS FILM AS HE POSSESSES THAT "BRANDOESQUE", UNTAMED SEX-APPEAL THAT CAN'T BE TAUGHT OR LEARNED. THE WAY HE SUCCUMBED TO HIS SEXUAL PROCLIVITIES WITH SUCH SELF-ABANDON WAS TRULY BELIEVABLE IF NOT RISQUE & DISTURBING. THE FILM STARTS OUT WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE SOME FORM OF S&M & PROGRESSES TO ANONYMOUS SEXUAL ENCOUNTERS IN A CAR & A PUBLIC RESTROOM. MIND YOU, THESE ENCOUNTERS ARE STRICTLY CARNAL & DEVOID OF ANY IDEALIZATION OF SEXUALITY ITSELF. ALL THE WHILE SERGIO MADLY OBSESSES OVER A DUDE THAT FINDS HIS STALKING BEHAVIOR ANNOYING AND INCOMPREHENSIBLE. THIS DOESN'T DETER SERGIO AS HE PROCEEDS DEEPER INTO HIS SEXUAL DILEMMA. THE GUY BECOMES A "PHANTOM" IN SERGIOS' PSYCHE; THE MORE HE AVOIDS & REFUSES SERGIOS' ADVANCES THE DEEPER SERGIO FALLS INTO HIS SELF-CREATED ABYSS. THE OVERALL SCENERY OF THE FILM IS DARK & DESOLATE WHICH HELPED TO ISOLATE & AMPLIFY SERGIOS' TROUBLED STATE OF MIND. OVERALL, THE FILM WAS NOT ALL BAD BUT "TOO MUCH & NOT ENOUGH". KUDOS TO RICARDO MENESES ON HIS DEBUT; HE ALONE MADE THIS FILM MEMORABLE.
1.0 out of 5 stars
How did it get financing?,
By Terran "Terran" (Sunny CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: O Fantasma (DVD)
The first hour of this film is truly dull, with only a few bright spots. This is one you definitely want to watch on fast-forward unless you have an extremely high threshold for boredom. As we visit - unfortunately - every detail of a garbageman's workday existence we do have the few bright spots contributed by his reluctant object of lust that he encounters on his route.When the most excitement you get is wondering how the garbage service differs from the one offered within your own geography, you're in trouble with the film. But the lead character is so empty, and the other characters one or two dimensional at best, so everyone and everything is an oddity. And the commentary track reveals there is SUPPOSED to be a dreamlike quality to the story. But the is-this-a-fantasy element passed me by. Surreal, evidently, for those looking for it, but ultimately uneven, unrealized, dull, and boring. It's amazing this was financed at all.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting and brave,
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This review is from: O Fantasma (DVD)
This is a very interesting and unusual film.Centering around a (very sexy) young man, who works as a dustman, and becomes obsessed by a man on his round. The film is about his descent into obsession, becoming a stalker, and his lust for anonymous sex. Its well acted, and a brave and interesting film, if not a little too slow at times. It must be said that the sex scenes are without a doubt the most explicit I have ever seen outside of pornography. The extras are interesting and definately worth a viewing.
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