Madalena (2021 film)

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Madalena (2021 film)

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Madalena
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Madiano Marcheti
Written by	Madiano Marcheti Thiago Gallego Thiago Coelho Thiago Ortman
Produced by	Marcos Pieri Clélia Bessa Joel Pizzini Sérgio Pedrosa Beatriz Martins
Starring	Natalia Mazarim Rafael de Bona Pamella Yule
Cinematography	Guilherme Tostes Tiago Rios
Edited by	Lia Kulakauskas
Music by	Junior Marcheti
Production companies	Raccord PoloFilme Viralata TV Terceira Margem^[1]
Distributed by	Vitrine Filmes
Release dates	February 3, 2021 (2021-02-03) (IFFR^[1]^[2]) December 9, 2021 (2021-12-09) (Brazil^[3])
Running time	85 minutes^[1]
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese

Madalena is a 2021 Brazilian film directed by Madiano Marcheti in his directorial debut.^[1]^[4] The screenplay was written by Marcheti in collaboration with Thiago Gallego, Thiago Coelho, and Thiago Ortman.^[1] The film was shot in Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul.^[5]

Plot

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The corpse of Madalena, a trans woman, is found amidst a soybean crop in a rural town in Brazilian Central-West Region. Through flashbacks, the film then chronicles about three people connected to Madalena: Luziane, a suburban girl, daughter of a seamstress; Cristiano, son of a big farmer and a Senate candidate politician; and Bianca, a trans woman and close friend to Madalena.

Cast

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Natalia Mazarim as Luziane
Rafael de Bona as Cristiano
Pamella Yule as Bianca
Chloe Milan as Madalena

Release

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During its production, Madalena was screened in the category "Working in Progress" at the 2019 San Sebastián International Film Festival.^[5] By December 2020, it was chosen for the next year International Film Festival Rotterdam's line-up.^[5] The film premiered on February 3, 2021 at the 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam.^[1]^[2] Its general release in Brazil occurred on December 9, 2021,^[3]^[6]^[7] although some previous screenings were held in Rio de Janeiro on December 7.^[8]

Reception

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The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports an 83% approval rating based on 6 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10.^[2]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Ide, Wendy (February 3, 2021). "'Madalena': Rotterdam Review". ScreenDaily. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Madalena". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Premiado "Madalena", de Madiano Marchetti [sic], estreia nos cinemas em 9 de dezembro" [Awarded "Madalena", by Madiano Marchetti [sic], premieres in the theatres on December 9]. Tela Viva (in Portuguese). December 8, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
^ Haddad, Naief (October 30, 2021). "'Madalena' é um dos filmes mais enigmáticos de jovens cineastas" ['Madalena' is one of the most enigmatic films by newcomer filmmakers]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved September 11, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Filmes brasileiros são selecionados para o Festival de Roterdã, em 2021" [Brazilian films are selected to Rotterdam Festival in 2021]. O Tempo (in Portuguese). December 22, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
^ Menezes, Clara (December 9, 2021). "Cinema do Dragão: veja os lançamentos dos filmes nesta semana" [Cinema do Dragão: see the film premieres of this week]. O Povo (in Portuguese). Retrieved September 11, 2023.
^ Artuni, Henrique (December 8, 2021). "'Amor, Sublime Amor', refilmagem de Spielberg para musical clássico, estreia nos cinemas" ['West Side Story', Spielberg's remake of classic musical, premieres]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved September 11, 2023.
^ Viola, Kamille. "#FicaEstaçãoNetRio: filmes, exposições, DJs e debates ocupam o cinema de 4 a 20 de dezembro" [#FicaEstaçãoNetRio: films, art exhibitions, DJs and debates at the cinema from December 4 to 20]. Veja Rio (in Portuguese). Retrieved September 11, 2023.

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