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Film
CINEMA NOVO AND BEYOND OCTOBER 1-30, 1999 $6 ($3 WALKER MEMBERS) AUDITORIUM MEMBERS PAY HALF PRICE! 
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"Cinema Novo put Brazil's face on the screen. It exposed our contradictions, our desires, our fears, and our convulsive energy."
--Filmmaker Walter Salles
This monthlong series presents 16 of Cinema Novo's most significant films.
ASSAULT ON THE PAY TRAIN (ASSALTO AO TREM PAGADOR)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 7 PM
Directed by Roberto Farias
This carefully textured portrait of an unlikely gang of thieves is based in part on actual events. 1962, Brazil, 99 minutes.
THE GIVEN WORD (O PAGADOR DE PROMESSAS)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 8:45 PM
Directed by Anselmo Duarte
Winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes, this compelling examination of faith and intolerance chronicles the plight of a farmer. 1962, Brazil, 95 minutes.