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Pictures of Ghosts

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Downtown Recife's classic movie palaces from the 20th century are mostly gone. That city area is now an archaeological site of sorts that reveals aspects of life in society which have been lost. And that's just part of the story.

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Sergio Burstein Los Angeles Times Feb 20, 2024
Armed with abundant archival material... also supported by dramatizations and scripted scenes, Kleber Mendonça Filho recovers essential moments from his artistic training and the development of his craft in Pictures of Ghosts. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Dmitry Samarov Chicago Reader Jan 26, 2024
It’s like celestial time travel while rarely leaving one’s childhood block. Go to Full Review
Glenn Kenny RogerEbert.com Jan 26, 2024
3.5/4
A lovely, enveloping film. Go to Full Review
Maxwell Paparella Screen Slate Aug 14, 2026
Though the film is in part a cinephilic hymn, it is about the built environment more so than the projected image, about the vanishing sense of one's home more so than the escapism offered by the silver screen. Go to Full Review
Calum Baker Radio Times Jul 31, 2026
4/5
It's a clever film that'll scratch a certain nostalgic itch for any cinephile. Go to Full Review
Diego Batlle Otroscines.com Feb 23, 2026
4/5
A film that is beautiful, sad, and deeply moving all at once. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Kleber Mendonça Filho

Director

Kleber Mendonça Filho

Self

Kleber Mendonça Filho

Writer

Emilie Lesclaux

Producer

Dora Amorim

Executive Producer

Pedro Sotero

Cinematographer

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Pictures of Ghosts

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Movie Info

Synopsis Downtown Recife's classic movie palaces from the 20th century are mostly gone. That city area is now an archaeological site of sorts that reveals aspects of life in society which have been lost. And that's just part of the story.
Director
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Producer
Emilie Lesclaux
Screenwriter
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Distributor
Grasshopper Film
Production Co
Ancine - Agência Nacional do Cinema, Vitrine Filmes, CinemaScópio Produções
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 2, 2024, Limited
Runtime
1h 33m
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