The Red Light Bandit

1968 [PORTUGUESE]

Crime / Thriller

3
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 73% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 2002 2K
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847.68 MB
960*720
Portuguese 2.0
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24 fps
1 hr 32 min
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1.54 GB
1440*1080
Portuguese 2.0
NR
us  
24 fps
1 hr 32 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by athanasiosze 7 / 10

7.3/10. Recommended but..

This is a unique movie. It's hard to recommend it because it's so bizarre, but anyone who enjoys these types of movies like this, will enjoy it. TRLB starts off like a psychological thriller but isn't one, i'd categorize it as a nihilistic black comedy, heavily influenced by the French New Wave and specifically, Jean-Luc Godard. This is because it's simultaneously a political satire. It also reminded me a lot of the movies of Nagisa Oshima, which are governed by the same anarcho-surrealistic tone.With its weird structure and radio voices throughout the movie commentating on events, it is chaotic and almost excitingly messy. I don't think it's a great movie, in fact even the movie itself doesn't take itself too seriously. However, for anyone wanting to watch something experimental, provocative which tries to defy any sociopolitical status quo of its time, TRLB is a solid choice.
Reviewed by m67165

Classic underground comedy

This movie was shot in 1968, just as Brazil was getting into the worst years of the Military Dictatorship that started in 1964. The director was only 22, but not your regular angry young man protesting against social and political problems. In the face of a bleak reality, he decided to laugh at absolutely everything. This is a piece of nihilistic cinema that does not take anything seriously, not even itself. If this movie was a rock band of its era, it would be one that foreshadowed the twisted humor and chilling violence of punk rock. It has certainly inspired many crazy Brazilians to go and do even more shocking stuff in front of a camera.
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