O Homem da Capa Preta (1986)

English title: The Man in the Black Cape.

Synopsis: The film tells the political trajectory of a Brazilian populist politician, spanning approximately three decades up until 1964.

Appraisal: The story is interesting and the screenplay, in its broad lines, manages to successfully synthesize Cavalcanti's political career. Some specific sequences are almost good, such as the scene with the gun-lighter, and the TV recording session. Most of the film, however, is marred by its lousy direction; nearly every scene or sequence that exhibits some spacial dynamics or any complexity above a simple close-up is executed in a painfully amateurish way.

Rating: 31