When The Marquees' Lights Go Out

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Through archive footage and testimonials from former filmgoers, this documentary presents the story of the historical movie theaters located on the avenues of São João and Ipiranga and its surroundings, in São Paulo's city centre. Known as the Cinelândia Paulistana, this area lived its heyday in the 1950s, when there were more than 15 cinemas in full operation.

Cast & crew

Francisco Luccas · Ignácio de Loyola Brandão · Carlos Augusto Calil · Renato Brandão · Inimá Simões · Rubens Ewald Filho · Máximo Barro · Eduardo Santos Mendes · Paula Freire Santoro · José Moreira · André Gatti