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Abraccine Top 100 Brazilian films In 2015, the Brazilian Film Critics Association (Abraccine) published a list with the 100 best Brazilian films ever according to the votes of its members.[1] This poll was the basis for a book named The 100 Best Brazilian Films, published in 2016.[2] The idea of the ranking and the book was suggested by publisher Letramento, with whom Abraccine and television network Canal Brasil co-released the book. The ranking was done based on individual lists done by Abraccine's 100 critics, who initially mentioned 379 films. The full list was first made available to the public on 26 November 2015, and the book was released on 1 September 2016. The list covers almost all decades between the 1930s and the 2010s, the only exception being the 1940s. A 1931 film, Mário Peixoto's Limite, is the oldest one and also the first ranked, while the most recent work is from 2015, Anna Muylaert's The Second Mother. The chanchada (1930–50s musical comedies) is represented by Carlos Manga's O Homem do Sputnik (1959), while there is a plethora of 1960–1970s films, including Cinema Novo and Cinema marginal works. Almost one third of the films were from the Retomada period (1995–onward), and the list included not only feature films but also documentaries and short films. Cinema Novo director Glauber Rocha is the filmmaker with the most films in the list: five; followed by Rogério Sganzerla, Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Héctor Babenco and Carlos Reichenbach, each with four works. Release The Brazilian Film Critics Association was founded in 2011,[3] and since then it has been considered one of the best institutions of cinema criticism.[4][5] As such, there was a long-time demand for Abraccine to release such a list.[6] The list was done after a suggestion of the publisher Letramento.[7] In September 2015, Abraccine and Letramento started to work on a book about the world best films that eventually became about the best Brazilian films only.[8] At first, 379 works were mentioned when all Abraccine's associated critics—more than 100[9]—were asked to send a ranked list of their 25 best films.[7] There was no specific criteria or guideline for these individual lists, each critic freely deciding their list.[10] The final result of the poll was first made available to the public on 26 November 2015.[11] The first list included Joaquim Pedro de Andrade's Conjugal Warfare (1975) and Hugo Carvana's Bar Esperanza (1983) tied in the last position;[4] after a recount of the votes, Selton Mello's The Clown (2011) replaced them.[12] When the book was released, during the Gramado Film Festival on 1 September 2016,[13] some other changes in the ranking order were done.[2] The book, titled The 100 Best Brazilian Films (Portuguese: Os 100 Melhores Filmes Brasileiros), was the first publication of Abraccine,[14] and was done in a joint venture with Letramento and television network Canal Brasil.[3] Edited by Abraccine's then president Paulo Henrique Silva, the 440-page work contained essays on each film selected.[3] Prior to its release, the association did a research and concluded that only 5% of the Brazilian population watched Brazilian films regularly and most of them did not read film criticism.[10] So, the book was published to draw attention to the importance of the Brazilian cinema and film criticism in a moment Brazilian media "depleted" such discussion, according to Silva.[3] To promote the release of the book, twelve of the selected films were broadcast, in no particular order, on a special timeslot of Canal Brasil between 12 September 2016 and 15 November 2016.[8][15] Two films aired each week, the first one being Anselmo Duarte's O Pagador de Promessas (1962) and the last being Cláudio Assis' Mango Yellow (2002).[8][15] Content  Scenes of the films Limite (1931; left) and Ganga Bruta (1933; right), the oldest films to feature in the list
 _(cropped).jpg) Anna Muylaert (left) and Laís Bodanzky (right) were two out of the four women film directors featured in the list The most cited director was Rocha, whose works appeared five times in the list.[7][17] At first, Sganzerla, dos Santos, Héctor Babenco, Carlos Reichenbach, and Pedro de Andrade appeared with four films each.[17] However, the latter was demoted to three films when Conjugal Warfare was removed from the list after a recount.[12] There were only four films directed solely by a woman in the list: Suzana Amaral's Hour of the Star (1985), Muylaert's The Second Mother; Laís Bodanzky's Brainstorm (2001), and Ana Carolina's Sea of Roses (1977).[8] In addition to feature films, the list also included documentary films—among them, Eduardo Coutinho's Twenty Years Later (1984)—and short films, such as Jorge Furtado's Isle of Flowers (1989), Rocha's Di (1977), and Linduarte Noronha's Aruanda (1960).[17] List1. Limite (1931), by Mario Peixoto 2. Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol (1964), de Glauber Rocha 3. Vidas Secas (1963), de Nelson Pereira dos Santos 4. Cabra Marcado para Morrer (1984), de Eduardo Coutinho 5. Terra em Transe (1967), de Glauber Rocha 6. O Bandido da Luz Vermelha (1968), de Rogério Sganzerla 7. São Paulo S/A (1965), de Luís Sérgio Person 8. Cidade de Deus (2002), de Fernando Meirelles 9. O Pagador de Promessas (1962), de Anselmo Duarte 10. Macunaíma (1969), de Joaquim Pedro de Andrade 11. Central do Brasil (1998), de Walter Salles 12. Pixote, a Lei do Mais Fraco (1981), de Hector Babenco 13. Ilha das Flores (1989), de Jorge Furtado 14. Eles Não Usam Black-Tie (1981), de Leon Hirszman 15. O Som ao Redor (2012), de Kleber Mendonça Filho 16. Lavoura Arcaica (2001), de Luiz Fernando Carvalho 17. Jogo de Cena (2007), de Eduardo Coutinho 18. Bye Bye, Brasil (1979), de Carlos Diegues 19. Assalto ao Trem Pagador (1962), de Roberto Farias 20. São Bernardo (1974), de Leon Hirszman 21. Iracema, uma Transa Amazônica (1975), de Jorge Bodansky e Orlando Senna 22. Noite Vazia (1964), de Walter Hugo Khouri 23. Os Fuzis (1964), de Ruy Guerra 24. Ganga Bruta (1933), de Humberto Mauro 25. Bang Bang (1971), de Andrea Tonacci 26. A Hora e a Vez de Augusto Matraga (1968), de Roberto Santos 27. Rio, 40 Graus (1955), de Nelson Pereira dos Santos 28. Edifício Master (2002), de Eduardo Coutinho 29. Memórias do Cárcere (1984), de Nelson Pereira dos Santos 30. Tropa de Elite (2007), de José Padilha 31. O Padre e a Moça (1965), de Joaquim Pedro de Andrade 32. Serras da Desordem (2006), de Andrea Tonacci 33. Santiago (2007), de João Moreira Salles 34. O Dragão da Maldade contra o Santo Guerreiro (1969), de Glauber Rocha 35. Tropa de Elite 2 – O Inimigo Agora é Outro (2010), de José Padilha 36. O Invasor (2002), de Beto Brant 37. Todas as Mulheres do Mundo (1967), de Domingos Oliveira 38. Matou a Família e Foi ao Cinema (1969), de Julio Bressane 39. Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos (1976), de Bruno Barreto 40. Os Cafajestes (1962), de Ruy Guerra 41. O Homem do Sputnik (1959), de Carlos Manga 42. A Hora da Estrela (1985), de Suzana Amaral 43. Sem Essa Aranha (1970), de Rogério Sganzerla 44. SuperOutro (1989), de Edgard Navarro 45. Filme Demência (1986), de Carlos Reichenbach 46. À Meia-Noite Levarei Sua Alma (1964), de José Mojica Marins 47. Terra Estrangeira (1996), de Walter Salles e Daniela Thomas 48. A Mulher de Todos (1969), de Rogério Sganzerla 49. Rio, Zona Norte (1957), de Nelson Pereira dos Santos 50. Alma Corsária (1993), de Carlos Reichenbach 51. A Margem (1967), de Ozualdo Candeias 52. Toda Nudez Será Castigada (1973), de Arnaldo Jabor 53. Madame Satã (2000), de Karim Ainouz 54. A Falecida (1965), de Leon Hirzman 55. O Despertar da Besta – Ritual dos Sádicos (1969), de José Mojica Marins 56. Tudo Bem (1978), de Arnaldo Jabor (1978) 57. A Idade da Terra (1980), de Glauber Rocha 58. Abril Despedaçado (2001), de Walter Salles 59. O Grande Momento (1958), de Roberto Santos 60. O Lobo Atrás da Porta (2014), de Fernando Coimbra 61. O Beijo da Mulher-Aranha (1985), de Hector Babenco 62. O Homem que Virou Suco (1980), de João Batista de Andrade 63. O Auto da Compadecida (1999), de Guel Arraes 64. O Cangaceiro (1953), de Lima Barreto 65. A Lira do Delírio (1978), de Walter Lima Junior 66. O Caso dos Irmãos Naves (1967), de Luís Sérgio Person 67. Ônibus 174 (2002), de José Padilha 68. O Anjo Nasceu (1969), de Julio Bressane 69. Meu Nome é… Tonho (1969), de Ozualdo Candeias 70. O Céu de Suely (2006), de Karim Ainouz 71. Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015), de Anna Muylaert 72. Bicho de Sete Cabeças (2001), de Laís Bondanzky 73. Tatuagem (2013), de Hilton Lacerda 74. Estômago (2010), de Marcos Jorge 75. Cinema, Aspirinas e Urubus (2005), de Marcelo Gomes 76. Baile Perfumado (1997), de Paulo Caldas e Lírio Ferreira 77. Pra Frente, Brasil (1982), de Roberto Farias 78. Lúcio Flávio, o Passageiro da Agonia (1976), de Hector Babenco 79. O Viajante (1999), de Paulo Cezar Saraceni 80. Anjos do Arrabalde (1987), de Carlos Reichenbach 81. Mar de Rosas (1977), de Ana Carolina 82. O País de São Saruê (1971), de Vladimir Carvalho 83. A Marvada Carne (1985), de André Klotzel 84. Sargento Getúlio (1983), de Hermano Penna 85. Inocência (1983), de Walter Lima Jr. 86. Amarelo Manga (2002), de Cláudio Assis 87. Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões (1981), de J.B. Tanko 88. Di (1977), de Glauber Rocha 89. Os Inconfidentes (1972), de Joaquim Pedro de Andrade 90. Esta Noite Encarnarei no Teu Cadáver (1966), de José Mojica Marins 91. Cabaret Mineiro (1980), de Carlos Alberto Prates Correia 92. Chuvas de Verão (1977), de Carlos Diegues 93. Dois Córregos (1999), de Carlos Reichenbach 94. Aruanda (1960), de Linduarte Noronha 95. Carandiru (2003), de Hector Babenco 96. Blá Blá Blá (1968), de Andrea Tonacci 97. O Signo do Caos (2003), de Rogério Sganzerla 98. O Ano em que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias (2006), de Cao Hamburger 99. Meteorango Kid, Herói Intergaláctico (1969), de Andre Luis Oliveira 100. Guerra Conjugal (1975), de Joaquim Pedro de Andrade (*) 101. Bar Esperança, o Último que Fecha (1983), de Hugo Carvana (*) SuperlativesClockwise from the top left: Carlos Reichenbach, José Mojica Marins, José Padilha, and Andrea Tonacci. Four Reichenbach's film ranked in the list, while all other three directors have three films in the list Clockwise from the top left: Ruy Guerra, Júlio Bressane, Arnaldo Jabor, and Walter Lima Jr. All appear twice in the list and their featured works were released between the 1960s and the 1980s    Karim Aïnouz (left) was one of the few 2000s directors to appear twice in the list, while Fernando Coimbra (centre) and Hilton Lacerda (right) were the directors of the most recent films featured in the list along with Muylaert By director
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ReceptionWhile noting that this kind of list always create some polemic, O Fluminense's Gabriel Oliveira praised the list for its plurality.[7] Ernesto Barros of Recife's Jornal do Commercio opined the list could be wider if outsiders and scholars were invited,[18] but nevertheless considered it to be a good sample of the best of the Brazilian cinema.[14] Writing for Correio da Paraíba, Renato Félix thought the selection method was the "most democratic" one but also said it made impossible to conscious avoid overrepresentation of directors and movements; ultimately, Félix considered it an important publication because it was a good way to determine how Brazilian critics perceived its eras.[16] Enock Cavalcanti did not give an opinion about the list content but commented in Diário de Cuiabá that the list itself should be praised as an effort to overcome the cultural prejudice Brazilian people have toward their country's cinema.[19] See alsoReferences
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