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Limite (1931) – Canon Fodder Episode 2

A scene from Mario Peixoto's Limite (1931)

Dare Daniel Presents: Canon Fodder – Episode 2

Limite (1931; Dir.: Mário Peixoto)

Daniel and Corky sail out to the edges of cinema history to review the legendary and influential Brazilian silent film Limite. This eerie and experimental movie was long thought lost, but a relatively recent restoration has exposed it to a new generation of cinephiles. But is this challenging story of castaways something to cast away, or will it get canon-ized by Daniel and Corky?

LIMITE (1931) FACTS & FIGURES

Brazilian theatrical debut: May 17, 1931

Sight & Sound  2022 Critics List Ranking: #211 (tied)

IMDB synopsis: “Three people (Raul Schnoor, Olga Breno and Tatiana Rey) sail aimlessly while remembering their past.”

Ratings: Corky: Sound; Daniel: Slight

CLIPS AND CLIPPINGS

Trailer for Limite

The opening scene

“The Bleak Poetry of Limite

Selected scenes

NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE

The Exterminating Angel  (1962; Dir.: Luis Bunuel)

IMDB synopsis: “The guests at an upper-class dinner party find themselves unable to leave.”

Our review of The Exterminating Angel comes out on Dec. 12!

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