A small yet effective tribute to a film pioneer

Legendary pioneer in filmmaker Humberto Mauro received a special tribute documentary made by David Neves, who interviewed the man in some other project around the same era, and narrated by the the man of the hour, film director Glauber Rocha. If Brazilian owes debt to someone that person was Mauro, one of the most inventive and authentic Brazilian film authors of all time and one of the few that projected an ideal of Brazilian cinema should and could be, and he was a point of reference to many filmmakers of the Cinema Novo movement, which includes Glauber.

Besides the narration that showcases Mauro's importance, a couple of clips from his films are presented on a large projection of which Glauber was able to see on a historical archive. The director himself appears on some solitary moments at his house, filming the view from his room, and only gives a brief interview at the end.

It's a great presentation on his life and works, and it really invites viewers in getting to know better about his works. He doesn't have many features, but there are countless of short film, newsreels and documentaries, and even one of the earliest music videos ever conceived, "A Velha a Fiar" which is slightly presented (please, do check it out because it's very funny and inventive). A small yet effective tribute to an almost forgotten giant filmmaker. 7/10.

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