Playing (film) explained

Playing
Director:Eduardo Coutinho
Producer:Guilherme Cezar Coelho
João Moreira Salles
Mauricio Andrade Ramos
Cinematography:Jacques Cheuiche
Editing:Jordana Berg
Runtime:105 minutes
Country:Brazil
Language:Portuguese

Playing (Portuguese: '''Jogo de Cena''') is a 2007 Brazilian documentary film by Eduardo Coutinho, about the friction between truth and fiction in the cinema.[1] [2] [3]

In the 2010s it was ranked as number 17 on the Abraccine Top 100 Brazilian films list[4] and also number 2 in the documentary list.[5]

Plot

In response to a newspaper ad, 83 women responded and told their life story in a studio. Twenty-three of them were selected and filmed in June 2006. In September of the same year, several actresses interpreted, in their own way, the same stories.

Cast

Promotion

Playing was included in the Official Selection at the International Film Festival in Punta del Este, and received its first international public screening there in February, 2008.

On April, 2008 the film was also screened at the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema and at the Tribeca Film Festival.[1] [6] [7]

The film made subsequent appearances at the Locarno Film Festival (on August 7, 2008) and the Los Angeles Film Festival (on November 19, 2014).[8]

In Brazil, the film had its premiere at the São Paulo International Film Festival in October, 2007[9] and had its theatrical release on November 9, 2007.[10]

Accolades

List of awards and nominations
AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s) and nominee(s)Result
International Film Festival in Punta del Este2008Best DocumentaryPlaying[11]
Cines del Sur2008Best DocumentaryPlaying[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Playing . Tribeca. 28 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Playing . IDFA. 28 May 2020.
  3. Book: Page . Joanna . Haddu . Miriam . December 31, 2013 . Visual Synergies in Fiction and Documentary Film from Latin America . Palgrave Macmillan. 147 . 978-1349373642.
  4. Web site: Abraccine organiza ranking dos 100 melhores filmes brasileiros. Abraccine - Associação Brasileira de Críticos de Cinema. 27 November 2015. 27 May 2020. pt . Abraccine organizes ranking of the 100 best Brazilian films.
  5. Web site: 100 melhores documentários brasileiros. Revista de Cinema. 2 April 2017. 27 May 2020. pt . Top 100 Brazilian documentaries.
  6. Web site: The Documentary Tango: Buenos Aires Fest Reaches Out to Latin America. Richard Shpuntoff. 2008. IDA. 28 May 2020.
  7. Web site: Filme de Eduardo Coutinho participa do Festival de Cinema de Tribeca, em NY. 18 April 2008. Revista EGO. 28 May 2020. pt . Eduardo Coutinho film participates at the Tribeca Film Festival in NY.
  8. Web site: Jogo de Cena:Release Info. Richard Shpuntoff. IMDb. 28 May 2020.
  9. Web site: 'Jogo de cena' traz duelo entre realidade e ficção. Carla Meneghini. 26 October 2007. G1. 28 May 2020. pt . ‘Jogo de cena’ is a showdown between the truth and the fiction.
  10. Web site: Coutinho questiona o real e a ficção. Jose Geraldo Couto. 8 November 2007. Folha de S.Paulo. 28 May 2020. pt . Coutinho challenges the truth and the fiction.
  11. Web site: Estômago' vence Festival de Cinema de Punta del Este. G1. 24 February 2008 . 28 May 2020. pt . Estômago' wins International Film Festival in Punta del Este.
  12. Web site: 'Jogo de cena' ganha prêmio de melhor filme em festival espanhol. O Globo. 7 June 2008. 28 May 2020. pt . 'Jogo de Cena' wins best film award at Spanish festival.

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