Carandiru

  • 2003


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Average Rating 3.8/5
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4.5
And, all intellectualizing aside, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle consistently nails that laugh because it is, quite simply, good, dumb, stoner fun. Austin Chronicle
3.5
Carandiru is loosely based on a true story the real life prison is now vacant and shut down but with performances so gritty you feel as though someone .. Austin Chronicle
3.8
In the Brazilian documentary Bus 174, there is a scene that could have been shot in hell. Rogerebert
3.0
The dehumanizing things done to prisoners by abusive and often violent guards is much in the news today. Spirituality And Practice
2.5
The law of the street dominates veteran Brazilian filmmaker Hector Babencos loose adaptation of Dr. Drauzio Varellas fictionalized 1999 memoir Carandi .. Tv Guide
4.5
This is powerfully gripping, extremely entertaining and vitally important filmmaking. Shadows On The Wall
3.8
The touches of gothic horror are edited so quickly that no real atmosphere has a chance to develop, and theres not a shred of psychology in the charac .. Cs Monitor
2.5
Filmgoers who come expecting to see more of the same will be deeply disappointed. Lewis Beale Film Journal
3.8
Despite such flourishes, Babenco largely keeps things unsentimental and unsensationalistic. Boston
4.0
The films fantastic eye for detail, both in its writing and visuals, makes this a rich, invigorating and ultimately extremely moving experience.A supe .. Empire
3.8
If any prisoner violates that house rule, the punishment is brutal brutal to the prisoner, and brutal to watch. Sf Gate
4.0
Based on the bestseller by real life prison doc Drauzio Varella (played by Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos), the sprawling Carandiru is funny, violent, and sh .. Bbc
4.0
It is Carandirus ability to humanize its central characters to make you care about the murderers, thieves, junkies and whores who are Carandirus citiz .. Washington Post
5.0
Still, its brilliantly acted and designed.Babenco has a gift for evoking the poetry of squalor, and his crumbling old place teems with boisterous, col .. Washington Post
4.0
Watching this messy epic is a little like being jammed into an unair conditioned subway car on a steamy summer night as it rattles through an urban wa .. The New York Times
4.0
A look at the Laugh Factorys Comedy Camp, which for more than 30 years has offered a place for at risk kids and otherwise to try their hand at stand u .. Calendar Live
4.0
Certainly, after the Danny Boy le i n f luenced sambatography of Meirelles, Babencos vision is a more staid affair. Standard
4.2
By Cole Smithey When I asked director Hector Babenco what he thought of the potential influence of his latest film Carandiru to effect social reform, .. Coles Mithey
1.9
Hollywood North is enjoyable enough, in a movie of the week sort of way. Reel Film
3.0
People used to move to the suburbs to save money.Now, nearly every corner of Toronto has downtown rent In Part 2 of a series looking at the urban subu .. The Star
3.8
Though Carandiru seems a bit slow, its actually a tease of sorts, leading up to a riveting and pretty horrifying final 45 minutes. Deseret News
2.5
Its a kindly theatricalized version that provides a lot of character coloration but is too diffuse to make a deep impression or leave you with compell .. Varia Gate
3.8
Tensions build to the boiling point and the pressure cooker ultimately blows, resulting in the Carandiru Massacre, a real life tragedy of epic proport .. Auf Muth
2.5
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