US EditionDirector Mendonça Filho of ‘The Secret Agent’ Reflects on Memory and Success of Brazilian Cinema
The film explores themes of memory loss amid Brazil's military dictatorship and benefits from public funding that supports diverse Brazilian cinema talent.
- On March 15, The Secret Agent will compete in Los Angeles for the Academy Awards' best international film category and also earned nominations for best picture, best acting and achievement in casting.
- Set in Recife, Brazil in 1977, the film explores memory loss as Wagner Moura's character assumes a false identity while obsessively searching for his mother in public records.
- Anchored by production design from Thales Junqueira and costumes by Rita Azevedo, the Panavision-shot film blends music-rich sound with odd comic moments like a 'hairy leg' attack and features Tônia Maria as Dona Sebastiana.
- Citing public funding for cinematography in Brazil, Mendonça Filho said the film continues to gain momentum while speaking in Mexico City where The Secret Agent is playing in theaters.
- Mendonça Filho said there is a film being edited in Brazil that 'maybe this film we will be talking about next year', highlighting new work from Brazil's filmmaking environment.
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Los Angeles Times
Independent EspañolThe hypercompetitive category of best international film of the Academy Awards includes for the second consecutive year a Brazilian film that has also won a nomination for performance and best film: “O Agent Secret” (“The Secret Agent”) by Kleber Mendonça Filho.
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Director Mendonça Filho of 'The Secret Agent' reflects on memory and success of Brazilian cinema
Brazilian thriller “The Secret Agent” has grabbed Oscars attention with nominations for best international film and best picture.
Gabriel Domingues speaks to EFE with passion of the casting process of 'The Secret Agent', all "a mosaic of Brazil" that mixes professional interpreters and debutantes
Oscar-Nominee Gabriel Domingues on Casting the Standout Ensemble Around Wagner Moura in “The Secret Agent”
Ever since receiving an Oscar nomination in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ first year for the best achievement in casting category, The Secret Agent’s casting director, Gabriel Domingues, has become accustomed to hearing similar reactions across the industry. “Before every interview I give, people are like, ‘Oh, nice, congratulations! But what does casting mean?’” Domingues recalls with a laugh. “I wasn’t expecting the nominati…
The Brazilian film ‘The Secret Agent’ will have a committee with more than 30 professionals in Los Angeles to accompany Oscar 2026, marked for March 15th. The team gathers in the list and production of the long, which competes in four categories in the award. The film competes in the categories: Best International Film; Best Film; Best Actor; Best List. List and team in the ceremony Director Kleber Mendonça Son, producer Emilie Esclaux and actor…
Long Brazilian is exciting and complex, says American site
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