AMARELO MANGA 『Mango Yellow』 Drama Long movie - Fiction Duration: 100 min – Color Year: 2002 Director: Cláudio Assis Synopsis: "Mango Yellow" describes the experiences of a group of larger-than-life characters―a waiter, a gay chef, a butcher and his evangelical wife―as they pursue romantic encounters and misadventures, unrealised dreams and illusions around the northeastern Brazilian city of Recife. The yellow of the title is an allusion not to anything golden, but to the mildewed tones of ageing and the stresses of everyday life. Warning: this movie contains adult content, including potentially offensive language, violence and nudity. Program G      Back Comments Mango Yellow is the debut feature film of Director Cláudio Assis, a character of great importance in the Brazilian short-film scene. A representative of the new Cinema made in the Pernambuco State, crafted away from the main Film production centres of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Cláudio Assis does not abandon the third-world urbanity of large cities located in the outskirts of capitalism. This is exactly the case of Recife, the town here Assis lives and where the story of Mango Yellow takes place. “The vast majority of the Brazilian population is out there and people don’t realise it. You have to listen to these people. Or listen to the shit that’s going to go down, that’s already going down. They’re important people, fundamental. They have pleasures, desires, passion, they want to live, they want to work, just like us, there’s no difference.” Cláudio Assis, director. The Film's Photography was crafted by Walter Carvalho, a Director of Photography of great importance and versatility, responsible for the images of films like Central Station, Behind the Sun and To the Left of The Father, among many other masterworks of a very extense filmography. The Director Cláudio Assis was born em Caruaru, Pernambuco. His short films include Henrique (1987), Soneto do Desmantelo Blue (1993) and Texas Hotel (1999), which won numerous awards on the Brazilian Film Festival circuit. He was also Production Manager of the feature film Baile Perfumado (1997), winner of the Brasília Film Festival. Cast and Crew Screenplay: Hilton Lacerda Cast: Matheus Nachtergaele, Jonas Bloch, Dira Paes, Chico Diaz, Leona Cavalli Producers: Cláudio Assis, Paulo Sacramento Editor: Paulo Sacramento Music: Lúcio Maia, Jorge Du Peixe Cinematography: Walter Carvalho, ABC Nominations & Awards Best film, best actor / actress, best photograph, best edition •  Brasilia Film Festival / 2002: Best Film (for the official jury, critics and public), Best Cinematography, Best Actor, Best Editing. •   Berlim Film Festival / 2003 – CICAE Prize (Best Film / Forum of New Cinema) Toulouse •   Latin American Film Festival / 2003 – Best film Miami •   Film Festival of Brazilian Cinema / 2003 – best cinematography •   25th International Festestival Del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano of Havana – 2003 – Best Film (first time director)