Olho por Olho (1966) User Reviews

Not extraordinary, but interesting.

[souvikmeetszeus · 6/10 · 23 January 2014]

A 20 minute short that focuses on the disillusioned youth of Brazil under the military dictatorship, and features the femme fatale Daniele Gaudin, this was Tonacci's first work, a short film that is not very remarkable, but interesting for observing his trademarks of cars and shaving, that will come back in his magnum opus, his next feature Bang Bang. The short follows a group of righteous friends out to punish unsuspecting citizens who play into their hands. A good understanding of camera and symmetry is evident, which would be reaffirmed convincingly in Bang Bang. Tonacci comes from the world of Cinema Marginal, that attempted to walk opposite to Cinema Novo, and create something norm-breaking, logic-defying.