Marighella_(film)

<i>Marighella</i> (film)

Marighella (film)

2019 film directed by Wagner Moura

Marighella is a 2019 Brazilian biographical political thriller film directed by Wagner Moura, based on the life of Carlos Marighella, a Brazilian politician, writer, and Marxist–Leninist guerrilla fighter[1][2] accused of engaging in "terrorist acts" against the Brazilian military dictatorship.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] The film was adapted from the biography Marighella - O Guerrilheiro que Incendiou o Mundo (Marighella - The Guerrilla Who Lit the World on Fire), by Mário Magalhães. It is Moura's directorial debut.[12]

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Seu Jorge plays Carlos Marighella. The film also features Adriana Esteves, Bruno Gagliasso and Humberto Carrão.[13]

Cast

Reception

Marighella debuted at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival on February 14, 2019, but did not compete for the Golden Bear Award.[14]

The film received generally positive reviews from critics. As of October 2021, 88% of the eight reviews compiled by Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10.[15] The film has also attracted social and political controversies. Stephen Dalton, writing for The Hollywood Reporter, observed that Moura presents Marighella as a martyr for liberal values even though the real Marighella was a self-proclaimed far-left Marxist.[16] Marighella's ethnicity was also debated. He is portrayed as black in the film and played by a black actor. Many critics noted, however, that Marighella was actually mixed-race (his father was an Italian immigrant).[17] Moura responded that "there's no way to discuss any social issue in Brazil without talking about racial issues. For me, Marighella had to be black."[17]

The movie was subject to politicized ratings on IMDb, leading the website to note that "unusual voting activity [had been detected]... An alternate weighting calculation has been applied."[18] In 2022, IMDb offers an aggregate 6.6 (out of 10) ranking. Conservative digital activists low-ranked the film, which was countered by progressive activists and artists aligned with Moura offering high scores;[19][20] in 2022, 95% of the film's rankings are at the extreme of 1 or 10. This distribution suggests that the majority of evaluations were based on ideology rather than cinematic quality; IMDb removed the activists' "critiques."[21]

References

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    Marighella, Carlos (1966-12-01). "Carta à Comissão Executiva do Partido Comunista Brasileiro". Marxists.org. marxists.org. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
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    Magalhães, Mário (2012). Marighella (in Portuguese). Companhia das Letras. ISBN 9788580864717.
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    Sulzberger, C. L. (1977-10-22). "Terror Without A Philosophy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
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    "The Terrorist Classic: Manual of the Urban Guerrilla". Foreign Affairs: America and the World. No. Spring 1986. 2009-01-28. ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
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    Williams, John W. (1989). "Carlos Marighella: The father of urban guerrilla warfare". Terrorism. 12 (1): 1–20. doi:10.1080/10576108908435757. ISSN 0149-0389.
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    "Marighella, Carlos (1911–1969)", The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism, SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011, doi:10.4135/9781412980173.n254, ISBN 9781412980166, retrieved 2019-02-18
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    "Carlos Marighella - der gute Terrorist". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 2019-02-18.
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    Schaefer, Annette (2017-12-01). "Inside the Terrorist Mind". Scientific American. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
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    Ekaterina, Stepanova (2008). Terrorism in asymmetrical conflict: ideological and structural aspects. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199533558. OCLC 170034858.
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    "Marighella: who is the terrorist brought by Wagner Moura to the movies?". Gazeta do Povo. 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
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    Carmelo, Bruno (February 14, 2019). "Festival de Berlim 2019: Wagner Moura apresenta o radical Marighella, retrato do guerrilheiro que enfrentou a ditadura". AdoroCinema. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
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    Kaiser, Anna Jean (February 20, 2019). "This article is more than 1 year old Marighella: revolutionary biopic from Narcos' Wagner Moura criticised by Bolsonaro". The Guardian. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
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    "'Marighella' é selecionado para Festival de Cinema de Berlim". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved February 19, 2019.
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    "Filme 'Marighella', de Wagner Moura, estreia sob aplausos em Berlim". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
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    "Marighella (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
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    Dalton, Stephen. "'Marighella': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
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    Kaiser, Anna Jean. "Marighella: revolutionary biopic from Narcos' Wagner Moura criticised by Bolsonaro". The Guardian. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
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    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7825208/ratings/?ref_=tt_ov_rt#void [user-generated source]
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    Julia Reis (February 18, 2019). "Bots tentaram derrubar nota de 'Marighella' no IMDb, mas não deu muito certo". Vice (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved February 19, 2019.
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    "Após ação coordenada anti-'Marighella', IMDB apaga críticas ao filme". VEJA.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  21. [21]
    "Direita derruba 'Marighella', esquerda contra-ataca e site americano retira avaliações". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
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