Para Sempre Teu, Caio F. (2014)

7.8/10 90 min Documentary

Overview

Inspired by the book of the same name by Paula Dip, this is a biography of the Brazilian writer Caio Fernando Abreu. With a mixture of languages inherent to Caio F.'s work - cinema, theater, music and literature -, the narrative line is conducted through testimonies from family, friends, editors and scholars who maintained a relationship with the author. And actors who interpret their texts.

Cast

Caio Fernando Abreu

Self (archive footage)

Adriana Calcanhotto

Alexandre Borges

Angela Ro Ro

Bruna Lombardi

Caco Ciocler

Camila Pitanga

Carlos Alberto Riccelli

Cauã Reymond

Eduardo Moscovis

Fábio Assunção

Guilherme Weber

Luíza Mariani

Marcelo Rubens Paiva

Marcos Breda

Maria Flor

Mariana Ximenes

Marisa Orth

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