Pixote
Tells the story of ten-year-old Pixote, (Portuguese slang for 'Peewee') who is one of three million homeless children in Brazil. Hauled off to a crowded detention center, wide-eyed Pixote witnesses rapes, beatings and other acts of random violence by both the guards and the inmates. With...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Chicago, IL :
Facets Multi-Media, Inc.,
1981.
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| Series: | International cinema
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| Summary: | Tells the story of ten-year-old Pixote, (Portuguese slang for 'Peewee') who is one of three million homeless children in Brazil. Hauled off to a crowded detention center, wide-eyed Pixote witnesses rapes, beatings and other acts of random violence by both the guards and the inmates. With the transvestite Lilica and his lover Dito, Pixote escapes from the reform school where he and his friends hit the streets alone, embarking on a life of violence and crime. |
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| Item Description: | Origially released as a motion picture in 1981. Based on the novel Infância dos mortos / José Louzeiro. "A New Yorker Films release." "A Unifilm/Embrafilme release."--Container. Special features: scene selections ; director's profile ; director's filmography and production notes. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD. |
| Production Credits: | Music, John Neschling ; cinematography, Rodolfo Sanches ; editor, Luiz Elias |
| ISBN: | 1567302270 |
| Access: | For face-to-face teaching only, no public performance license. |
