
Pictures of Ghosts
Documentary
Overview
Downtown Recife’s classic movie palaces from the 20th century are mostly gone. That city area is now an archaeological site of sorts that reveals aspects of life in society which have been lost. And that’s just part of the story.
Top Cast


Kleber Mendonça Filho
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Self / Narrator
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Self / Narrator


Rubens Santos
Rubens Santos
Driver
Rubens Santos
Driver


Sonia Braga
Sonia Braga
Self (archive footage)
Sonia Braga
Self (archive footage)


Maeve Jinkings
Maeve Jinkings
Self (archive footage)
Maeve Jinkings
Self (archive footage)


Lucrecia Martel
Lucrecia Martel
Self
Lucrecia Martel
Self
Clara Pinheiro de Oliveira
Clara Pinheiro de Oliveira
Self
Clara Pinheiro de Oliveira
Self
Severino Cavalcanti
Severino Cavalcanti
Self (archive footage)
Severino Cavalcanti
Self (archive footage)
Nilo Coelho
Nilo Coelho
Self - Governador de Pernambuco (archive footage)
Nilo Coelho
Self - Governador de Pernambuco (archive footage)


Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis
Self (archive footage)
Tony Curtis
Self (archive footage)
Joselice Jucá
Joselice Jucá
Self (archive footage)
Joselice Jucá
Self (archive footage)
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