
O Lamparina
1964

Representation Score
Limited
1973
Director
Amacio Mazzaropi, Pio Zamuner
Runtime
100 minutes
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Amácio Mazzaropi’s work centers on the 'caipira' archetype, using the contrast between rural simplicity and urban sophistication to create humor. While the film criticizes urban pretensions, it does so through a traditionalist lens that upholds existing social hierarchies. The production does not aim for diverse or characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity. Instead, it relies on established cultural archetypes and conventional social structures without challenging these norms.
Category Breakdown
The film follows traditional standards where everyone is assumed to be straight or cisgender. There are no characters with non-binary gender identities or same-sex relationships.
Women in the film are shown in supportive or domestic roles, such as the protagonist's daughter. The movie sticks to traditional gender roles without questioning these norms.
The story focuses on a single, rural Brazilian community. Cultural differences are shown through economic and regional distinctions rather than a variety of races.
The film promotes a moralistic view of simple, traditional rural life. It emphasizes folk morality and honesty over more complex cultural or post-colonial themes.
There are no characters with visible or invisible disabilities that play a key role in the story or serve as central narrative devices.
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Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
Polidoro is a naive farmer. Convinced by his daughter and son-in-law, he sells his farm to Agenor, a swindler and friend of his son-in-law. Through a trap, Polidoro travels to Bariloche while his farm is sold illicitly to third parties.

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