Aniki Bóbó

1942
1h 11m

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7.6/10

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The story takes place in the old streets of Porto and by the banks of the Douro River. A gang of very young kids has just accepted a new member, Carlitos, a shy boy who has "played it tough"... Read allThe story takes place in the old streets of Porto and by the banks of the Douro River. A gang of very young kids has just accepted a new member, Carlitos, a shy boy who has "played it tough" by stealing a doll in a shop. Carlitos soon has a crush on Terezinha, the only girl in th... Read allThe story takes place in the old streets of Porto and by the banks of the Douro River. A gang of very young kids has just accepted a new member, Carlitos, a shy boy who has "played it tough" by stealing a doll in a shop. Carlitos soon has a crush on Terezinha, the only girl in the group. The trouble is that Eduardo, the gang boss, is also in love with the pretty girl.... Read all

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7.6/10

1.9K

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Trivia
First feature film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. He would not renew the experience until 21 years later.

Alternate versions
The film was initially registered in a 9.5 mm copy.
The director's cut submitted to the Government Censorship was 2800-meters long, running at 102-minutes.
The censored version aproved for exhibition in 1942 was 1880-meter long, running at 68-minute.

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Edited into Porto of My Childhood (2001)

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10/10

How's about a nice glass of Port wine?

Even today, when you visit the river margins of Porto and Gaia, looking at the rabelo boats (that used to carry the Port Wine from up-river), the iron bridges built by Eiffel and his pupils, and you sense Porto has been remade as a city for tourists, you can still sense Porto is, and was, the Portuguese "working capital", as represented in the magnificent movie Aniki Bobó, a sunny city of honest workers, kids playing happily and careless in the streets, old streets of stone and green... Aniki Bobó is a trip to a Porto that disappeared (most of the town depicted in the movie is now ruins), but still lives, through the lives and dreams of kids. Immortal.