Podcasts about kleber mendon

Convidada: Isabela Boscov, jornalista e crítica de cinema. A cerimônia do Oscar 2026, marcada para este domingo (15), será a primeira em que o Brasil concorre em cinco categorias. “O Agente Secreto” terá quatro chances de vencer uma estatueta: Melhor Filme, Melhor Filme Internacional, Melhor Seleção de Elenco e Melhor Ator, com Wagner Moura. A quinta indicação brasileira é de Adolpho Veloso, que concorre a Melhor Fotografia pelo filme americano "Sonhos de Trem". A torcida brasileira espera que se repita o mesmo roteiro do Oscar de 2025, quando "Ainda Estou Aqui", de Walter Salles, venceu como Filme Internacional – e deu ao país sua primeira estatueta por uma produção 100% nacional. A expectativa se justifica a partir do desempenho de “O Agente Secreto” no circuito de premiações, onde colecionou vitórias inclusive no Globo de Ouro, no Critics Choice Awards e no Festival de Cannes. Neste episódio, Natuza Nery recebe Isabela Boscov, jornalista e crítica de cinema, para analisar as chances reais de novas estatuetas para o Brasil. Boscov comenta a trajetória e a campanha do filme de Kleber Mendonça Filho em Hollywood e destaca a atuação de Wagner Moura, que conquistou a crítica internacional. Ela também aponta quem são os grandes favoritos para levarem os prêmios nas principais categorias do Oscar.

CW: Spoilers for The Secret Agent.Writer and podcaster Gus Lanzetta joins us from São Paulo for a deep dive into two recent works of the great Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho.We explore how the northeastern coastal town of Recife serves as a lifelong muse for the director, starting with his 2023 personal "audio-visual essay," Pictures of Ghosts, which maps the fading movie palaces of his youth.That film sets the stage for his newest period piece, The Secret Agent, a “hangout thriller” set in 1977 starring Wagner Moura as a man on the run in Recife during the military dictatorship. Gus helps decode the local nuances for the non-Brazilians in the audience, explaining the historical "mischief" the film depicts, its powerful themes of memory, family and resistance and why Kleber is a director you just have to trust.Plus: is Toronto's Matt Johnson Canada's answer to Kleber?Over 30% of all Junk Filter episodes are only available to patrons of the podcast. To support this show directly and to receive access to the entire back catalogue, consider becoming a patron for only $5.00 a month (U.S.) at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/junkfilterFollow Gus Lanzetta on Bluesky.Trailer for Pictures of Ghosts (Retratos Fantasmas - Kleber Mendonça Filho, 2023)North American trailer #1 for The Secret Agent (O Agente Secreto - Kleber Mendonça Filho, 2023)

Pete and Joseph finish the last of the Best Pictures nominees as they review the Wagner Moura 70's thriller, The Secret Agent. While the name may be misleading, and the themes and historical details may go over the heads of Amercian audiences, this moody atmospheric film will take you to a time and place that you may have never given a second thought, and you'll be better off for it. Just beware The Hairy Leg!Visit the YouTube channel Saturdays @ 12:30 PM Pacific to get in on the live stream, or just watch this episode rather than just listen!Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI1lVsk1xjMSBgZK82uAzgQThis Episode:https://youtu.be/DeF2iMs8HRchttp://www.MCFCpodcast.comhttps://www.twitch.tv/MCFCpodcasthttp://www.facebook.com/MCFCpodcasthttp://www.twitter.com/podcastMCFChttp://www.tiktok.com/middleclassfilmclasshttp://www.instagram.com/middleclassfilmclass   Email: MCFCpodcast@gmail.comMerch store - https://middle-class-film-class.creator-spring.com/    Join the Patreon:www.patreon.con/middleclassfilmclass Patrons:JavierJoel ShinnemanLinda McCalisterHeather Sachs https://twitter.com/DorkOfAllDorksChris GeigerDylanMitch Burns Robert Stewart JasonAndrew Martin Dallas Terry Jack Fitzpatrick Mackenzie MinerAngry Otter (Michael)Joseph Navarro     Pete Abeyta  and Tyler Noe

The Best Picture–nominated thriller THE SECRET AGENT tells a tale of intrigue and absurdity in '70s Brazil. Director Kleber Mendonça Filho (PICTURES OF GHOSTS) and star Wagner Moura (CIVIL WAR) give Rico a primer on the real politics behind the film's surreal moments… and hep him to the “manguebeat” music that rocked their world.THE SECRET AGENT is now showing in cinemas and is coming soon to MUBI in the UK, Ireland and Latin America.To stream some of the films we've covered on the podcast, check out the collection Featured on the MUBI Podcast. Availability of films varies depending on your country.MUBI is a global streaming service, production company and film distributor dedicated to elevating great cinema. MUBI makes, acquires, curates, and champions extraordinary films, connecting them to audiences all over the world. A place to discover ambitious new films and singular voices, from iconic directors to emerging auteurs. Each carefully chosen by MUBI's curators.

Josh is joined by Brazilian Film Correspondent Daniel Lima and recurring geust Ben Luben to finish out The Rewind's coverage of 2025's Best Picture Nominees, as they talk about "The Secret Agent." They discuss the ways in which writer/director Kleber Mendonça Filho created the feeling of being present in Brazil's military dictatorship in the 1970s, Wagner Moura's performance in the leading role, the ways in which its political commentary feels timely in 2026 and much more!

Na filmografia de Kleber Mendonça Filho, as trilhas sonoras evocam memórias e tempos, situam emoções, e também contextualizam a terra dele, Recife. O diretor do filme O Agente Secreto alterna clássicos da música brasileira com preciosidades pernambucanas garimpadas em sebos e na internet. O resultado tem sido cada vez melhor a cada filme. Enquanto o Brasil vive a expectativa do Oscar 2026, o Travessia traz uma seleção de canções dos filmes de Mendonça, que está mostrando ao mundo a pirraça do Brasil.Seja nosso apoiador e participe do maior e melhor grupo de música popular brasileira do país. Acesse apoia.se/travessiapodcast

On our last episode before the Oscars, Forrest, Conan Neutron, Kristina Oakes and Zach B. Marsh talk about the Kleber Mendonça Filho film The Secret Agent #thesecretagent #brazil #braziliancinema #oagentesecreto #wagnermoura #oscars2026 #academyawards #academyawards2026 #oscars #bestactor #bestpicture #oscars97 #moviepodcast #filmpodcast #podcast #recife Starring Wagner Moura who is up for Best Actor for his role as Marcelo/Armando/adult Fernando Drawing parallels between the Military Dictatorship of the 1970s and Bolsonaro's Brazil where for a while, media was once again censored a bit and artists like Wagner Moura had their work censored. And focusing on the preservation of memory, with Kleber Filho looking back on his childhood in Recife in the 1970s, where Marcelo/Armando is hiding from two hit men hired by the Electrobras Executive Director who has hired him after becoming convinced he has "communist sympathies"Also starring Maria Fernanda Candido, Alice Carvalho, Luciano Chirolli, Carlo Francisco, Gabriel Leone, and Udo Kier in his final role!! Our good friend Zach Marsh ⁨@thezachmarsh⁩ has his short film "A Talk in the Park" on his YouTube channel We are also streaming on @thisspacetv throw them a follow!!Join our discord: https://discord.gg/ZHU8W55pnhJoin our Patreon to get all our After Parties https://www.patreon.com/MovieNightExtra

[REBROADCAST FROM December 2, 2025] The film "The Secret Agent" tells the story of a former professor, played by Wagner Moura, who finds himself attempting to fight back against the persecution of the authoritarian Brazilian dictatorship in 1977. Moura and writer/director Kleber Mendonça Filho discuss the film, which is nominated for Best Picture, Best International Feature Film, and Best Actor for Moura, at this year's Academy Awards. Image courtesy of the film

We start with the critically acclaimed Brazilian thriller The Secret Agent. Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho, it stars the brilliant Wagner Moura as a man on the run navigating the heights of Brazil's military dictatorship in the 1970s. It's a masterclass in tension and atmosphere.Fun Flix Fact: To achieve its stunning, retro look, the film was shot in anamorphic Panavision, the same format used for 1970s classics. The director even included a "two-faced cat" as an omen—a nod to Brazil's own dual reality of the past and the future.The Ghostface mask is back! We're reviewing the latest instalment of the legendary slasher franchise. Neve Campbell returns as Sidney Prescott, and this time, the stakes are personal as her daughter becomes the target.Fun Flix Fact: This is the first film in the entire franchise to be directed by Kevin Williamson, the man who actually wrote the original Scream (1996)! After 30 years of producing and writing, he finally stepped behind the camera to bring the Woodsboro story full circle.Finally for our main reviews, we're heading to the 19th-century Caribbean for The Bluff. Priyanka Chopra Jonas plays a woman with a secret past who must protect her family when vicious buccaneers (led by a terrifying Karl Urban) invade her island.Fun Flix Fact: Priyanka Chopra Jonas performed a massive amount of her own stunts for this film. Drawing on her extensive background in Bollywood action cinema, she reportedly surprised the stunt team with her "hard-hitting physicality" during the brutal home-invasion sequences.To tie into the political intrigue of The Secret Agent, we're celebrating 20 years of the film that earned Forest Whitaker his well-deserved Oscar. We revisit the terrifying regime of Idi Amin through the eyes of his personal Scottish doctor (James McAvoy).Fun Flix Fact: Forest Whitaker was so dedicated to the role that he stayed in character as Idi Amin even when the cameras weren't rolling. He learned to play the accordion, mastered the Ugandan accent, and even met with Amin's real-life brother and former cabinet members to perfect the performance.For this week's Hidden Gem, we're recommending the epic historical musical The Testament of Ann Lee. Amanda Seyfried stars as the founding leader of the Shakers in 18th-century Manchester and America.Fun Flix Fact: This is a rare breed—a "historical musical" shot on 70mm film! It features more than a dozen traditional Shaker hymns reimagined as rapturous musical numbers. If you loved Amanda in Les Misérables, you absolutely cannot miss her powerhouse vocals here.And if that's not enough entertainment for you, we've even thrown in new trailers to watch and what you can catch on streaming. Press play for the friendliest film discussions this side of Hollywood! It's all the movies you love, the facts you need, and the banter you crave.Don't miss a single review! Hit that Subscribe button, tell a friend, and join The Flixters family!00:00 Intro 3:09 Shoutouts4:17 Movie News14:18 New on Streaming19:32 New Trailers27: 25 Anniversary Corner30:36 The Secret Agent Review  39:54 Scream 7 Review47:11 The Bluff Review50:30 Hidden Gem (The Testament of Ann Lee)56:24 OutroThis episode is proudly sponsored by Zencastr. Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr

Puntata “Road To Oscar 2026” dedicata a L'Agente Segreto : commento onesto senza filtri, curiosità dal set e numeri (budget/incassi/premi) + resoconto finale con voto, classifica e consigli “se ti è piaciuto O Agente Secreto allora guarda anche…”.  (00:00) Commento Honesto — recensione rapida e impressione a caldo(02:16) Curiosità e Numeri — riprese, cast, budget, box office, premi, retroscena(04:30) Resoconto finale — voto, classifica e consigli “se ti è piaciuto…” Oscar 2026, miglior film, L'Agente Segreto, Wagner Moura, Kleber Mendonça Filho, candidati Oscar.

La presencia iberoamericana en los Oscar de 2026 no es muy numerosa pero sí potente por sus nominaciones.La española 'Sirat', de Oliver Laxe, tiene dos nominaciones: Mejor Película Internacional y Mejor sonido. La brasileña 'El agente secreto', de Kleber Mendonça Filho, cuatro: Mejor Película, Mejor Actor (Wagner Moura), Mejor Casting para Gabriel Domingues, y Mejor Película Internacional. 'Frankenstein', del mexicano Guillermo del Toro, nueve, incluidas Mejor Película, Guion y Actor de Reparto (Jacob Elordi); y el puertorriqueño Benicio del Toro está nominado a Mejor Actor de Reparto por 'Una Batalla tras Otra'.Escuchar audio

Nesta segunda parte da conversa em podcast com o cineasta e encenador Marco Martins, ficamos a saber como treina o seu músculo da intuição, fala da sua boa relação com a falha e com o imprevisto, e o que mais o inspira e alimenta nesta fome insaciável, e obsessiva, por descobrir e contar histórias pequenas para falar dos grandes temas que atravessam o país e o mundo. E ainda fala de amor, da relação com os 3 filhos, e do próximo filme que aí vem, a partir da história da peça “A Colónia”, que inclui um elenco de crianças que tiveram de representar o medo que nos anos 70 sentiram outras crianças, filhas de resistentes e presos políticos, que viviam na clandestinidade, enclausuradas, sem poderem ir à rua. Depois, perto do final, partilha as músicas que o acompanham, os livros que tem lido, assim como os filmes, peças e outros eventos culturais que sugere. Boas escutas! Músicas: “Chicago to Texas”- Irreversible entanglements “Kyrie, Missa Criola” - Ariel Ramirez “Memória” - Rosalia e Carminho “Mum does the Washing" - Joshua idehen Livros: “Linguagens da Verdade”, Salman Rushdie “Images de la Politique/Politique des Images”, George Didi-Huberman, Enzo Traverso, Guillaume Blanc-Marrianne “Poetics of Relation e Caribbean Discourse”, Eduard Glissant “O Fim Dos Estados Unidos da América“, Gonçalo M.Tavares “O Colapso”, Eduard Louis Filmes “Primeira Pessoa do Singular”, Sandro Aguilar “Orwell 2+2=5”, Raul Peck “Três Menos Eu” (a estreia na realização de João Canijo, em 1987, na Cinemateca) “O Agente Secreto”, Kleber Mendonça Filho “The Servant”, Joseph Losey “Sátántangó“, Béla Tarr Teatro e outros: Pavilhão Julião Sarmento - “Depois de Para Sempre” e ciclo de cinema “MOVIE EXPERIMENTS, LOS ANGELES” “TBA” - CREEPY BOYS SLUGS Marcha do Dia da Mulher - 8 de Março Aniversário Noite Príncipe, LUX, Sexta 6 de MarçoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

En el Brasil de los años 70, un profesor universitario cambia de ciudad para reunirse con su hijo, mientras es vigilado de cerca por corruptos agentes del régimen militar. Kleber Mendonça Filho escribe y dirige este filme, estrenado con una ovación en Cannes y que ha entusiasmado a la crítica y al público. Cuenta con cuatro nominaciones a los premios Oscar, incluyendo mejor película internacional, mejor película y mejor actor principal por el trabajo de Wagner Moura, quien ya ha ganado en esta categoría en Cannes y los Globos de Oro. Ya disponible en salas de cine.

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As Oscar season is dwindling to a close, Pete and Trevor narrow their focus on three Best Picture nominees: Train Dreams (directed by Clint Bentley, starring Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones), The Secret Agent (directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho, starring Wagner Moura), and Hamnet (directed by Chloé Zhao, starring Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal). For our feature Hamnet, we provide our immediate reactions after watching the film. Spoiler alert: this movie is a powerhouse of sadness. Next week we cover The Bride and finish our Oscar project with recaps of Frankenstein and Marty Supreme. If you would like to share your favourite film of the year with us, leave us a voicemail (via audio clip) at firstlookfinalwordpod@gmail.comTrain Dreams: 5:30Secret Agent: 14:20Hamnet Review: 26:15Spoilers: 31:57

The Secret Agent is one of the most celebrated international films of the year. It has been nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor. The film stars Wagner Moura and is set in Brazil in 1977, during the final years of the military dictatorship. We speak with the film's director and screenwriter, Kleber Mendonça Filho.

“The Secret Agent” is one of the most celebrated international films of the year. It has been nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor. The film stars Wagner Moura and is set in Brazil in 1977, during the final years of the military dictatorship. We speak with the film's director and screenwriter, Kleber Mendonça Filho.

La Audacia del Cine aborda una de las películas más esperadas y anticipadas en lo que va del año;”El Agente Secreto”, de la mano de Wagner Moura y Kleber Mendonça traen una cinta llena de referencias históricas importantes de Brasil.@AudaciaDelCine

This week, we revisit one of the more psychologically charged chapters of Lost, “The Other Woman,”an episode that pulls back the curtain on Juliet Burke's complicated past among the Others. Through flashbacks, we see her uneasy relationship with Ben Linus, whose manipulative affection curdles into something far more possessive and dangerous. The episode reframes Juliet's isolation on the island—not just as survival, but as emotional imprisonment.On the island in the present timeline, tensions mount as Juliet and Jack track Charlotte and Daniel to the Tempest station, uncovering a high-stakes threat involving toxic gas. What unfolds is less about action and more about trust: Who is lying? Who is protecting whom? And can Juliet ever truly escape Ben's shadow?We discuss how the episode deepens the moral ambiguity of the Others, strengthens Juliet's arc as one of the show's most quietly resilient characters, and continues Season 4's accelerating shift toward confrontation between the survivors and the freighter team. It's a character study wrapped in a ticking-clock thriller—and a reminder that on Lost, the most dangerous weapon is emotional leverage.From the humid paranoia of a mysterious island, we pivot to the suffocating tension of urban Brazil in The Secret Agent, directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and starring Wagner Moura—a film that has been nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Actor for Wagner Moura, International Film for Brazil and Best Casting. If Lost explores control through personal manipulation, The Secret Agent scales that tension to the political and institutional. Moura delivers a magnetic performance as a man caught between ideology and survival, navigating a system built on surveillance and quiet coercion. Mendonça Filho directs with clinical patience, letting scenes breathe just long enough for discomfort to set in.The film thrives on atmosphere—its framing tight, its sound design oppressive, its moral universe murky. Moura's performance anchors the narrative with restrained intensity; he conveys paranoia not through grand gestures, but through stillness. Every glance feels monitored. Every silence feels weaponized.In our review, we unpack how the film interrogates state power and personal complicity, why its pacing may divide audiences, and how its craftsmanship—particularly in editing and cinematography—justifies its Academy recognition. We also explore the fascinating connective tissue between the episode of Lost and The Secret Agent: both center on characters trapped inside systems that demand loyalty while eroding autonomy. It's a conversation about control—romantic, political, psychological—and about what it means to resist when resistance itself may already be anticipated.Tune in as we move from the island to the surveillance state, from Ben Linus to bureaucratic menace, and from network television intrigue to Oscar-nominated cinema. And be sure to keep coming back every week for more reviews and most Lost discussion, only on the #talkintvpodcast

The Secret Agent (O agento secreto) is a neo-noir political thriller written and directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho. It’s set in Brazil in 1977, and it’s currently nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best International Feature Film, and Best Actor in a Leading Role for its star, Wagner Moura. And: Network is a satirical comedy-drama written by Paddy Chayefsky and directed by Sidney Lumet. It was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and it won four, including Best Actor in a Leading Role for Peter Finch, Best Actress in a Leading Role for Faye Dunaway, Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Beatrice Straight, and Best Original Screenplay for Chayefsky. It is one of just three movies that have ever won three of the four acting Oscars. Network celebrates its 50th anniversary later this year. GUESTS: Shawn Murray: A stand-up comedian, writer, and the host of the Fantasy Filmball podcast Lindsay Lee Wallace: A writer and journalist covering culture, health, technology, bats, and anything else people will answer her questions about Bill Yousman: Professor of media studies at Sacred Heart University Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

¿Quién es el protagonista de "El agente secreto"? Quizá no sea, como parecería obvio, el perseguido político interpretado por Wagner Moura. La multipremiada película de Kleber Mendonça Filho es difícil de clasificar: es un thriller político, pero combina otros géneros. Tiene guiños, homenajes y capas. Y aunque se refiere a los años de la dictadura en Brasil, es una película cálida y nostálgica, en la que la presencia más poderosa es la de su director. Cine aparte sale cada dos semanas en YouTube y en plataformas de podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The James Bond Cocktail Hour returns with a review of the Oscar-nominated drama The Secret Agent. Twitter: @007CocktailHr IG: @jbchpod Track Name: "Spy And Die" Music By: Jay Man @ https://ourmusicbox.com/ Official "OurMusicBox" YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox License for commercial use: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by NCM https://goo.gl/fh3rEJ

Kleber Mendonça Filho dirige El Agente Secreto, seguramente el estreno más destacable de esta semana que cuenta con importantes nominaciones al Oscar y que parece que se llevará como mínimo el de mejor película internacional. La película brasileña que protagoniza Wagner Moura se las verá con los montañeros Álvaro Cervantes, Bruna Cusí y Marc Martínez en Balandrau, viento salvaje. También esta semana: terror con La maldición de Shelby Oaks y cine catastrófico con Greenland 2.

Min 5: EL AGENTE SECRETO (4 estrellas) El agente secreto es uno de los títulos más relevantes del cine internacional reciente: con dos Globos de Oro ganados y cuatro nominaciones a los Oscar, la película del aclamado Kleber Mendonça Filho se adentra en las sombras de la dictadura militar brasileña de 1977, siguiendo a Marcelo (sublime Wagner Moura), un profesor que vuelve a Recife buscando refugio solo para descubrir que el pasado no se queda atrás. La cinta, construida no como un thriller convencional, sino como un drama político sostenido por la amenaza invisible del régimen, muestra cómo la vigilancia, la sospecha y la represión se infiltran en lo cotidiano con silencios y miradas que pesan más que los estallidos visibles. Aquí la tensión proviene menos de explosiones que de la incertidumbre constante y de un ambiente donde la libertad está siempre a punto de romperse. Min 19: GREENLAND 2 (2 estrellas) Como secuela del éxito catastrofista Greenland (2020), Greenland 2 -también conocida internacionalmente como Greenland: Migration- continúa la odisea de la familia Garrity tras sobrevivir al impacto de un cometa y cinco años de confinamiento en un búnker. Ahora, obligados a abandonar su refugio, la lucha por la supervivencia les empuja a un viaje peligroso por una Europa devastada en busca de un lugar habitable. MIn 25: LA MALDICIÓN DE SHELBY OAKS (3'5 estrellas) En la línea del terror contemporáneo, La maldición de Shelby Oaks utiliza el formato de found footage (metraje encontrado) para construir un relato inquietante de obsesión y miedo. Lo que comienza como la investigación de una pista sobre una hermana desaparecida se transforma en un descenso a lo que podría ser una amenaza demoníaca real, arraigada en traumas infantiles. Min 31: SIN CONEXIÓN (2,5 estrellas) Bradley Cooper regresa a la dirección con Sin conexión, un drama con toques de comedia que se aleja del chiste fácil para explorar la crisis emocional de una pareja de mediana edad. Protagonizada por Will Arnett y Laura Dern, la película se asienta en la representación honesta de la fragilidad humana cuando la vida familiar y los planes se desmoronan. Min 38: EL FANTASMA DE MI MUJER (2 estrellas) María Ripoll firma con El fantasma de mi mujer una comedia negra de enredos que combina humor ácido con una premisa imposible: un hombre descubre que su amante ha atropellado (accidentalmente) a su esposa y lo llama para pedir ayuda. Lo que sigue es un caos de mentiras, paranoia y situaciones cada vez más absurdas, subrayado por la ambigüedad entre realidad y delirio. Javier Rey, Loreto Mauleón y Macarena Gómez encarnan personajes que oscilan entre la culpa, el absurdo y la comedia pura, ofreciendo una película que, aunque ligera en pretensiones, es eficaz en ritmo y tono. Es cine para reír con nervio, con una reflexión implícita sobre la culpa y las consecuencias de ocultar la verdad. Mi 45: LA BODA (2 estrellas) La boda marca la ópera prima del cineasta toledano Pedro Cenjor, una propuesta íntima y delicada que gira en torno a dos personajes que aceptan un matrimonio de conveniencia para aliviar una situación económica y emocional. Aunque el acuerdo parece perfecto en papel, pronto la convivencia y las circunstancias imprevistas obligan a replantearse el significado del amor y de los compromisos humanos. Min 53: ESPECIAL BSO TRIBUTO A ROBERT DUVALL En este episodio especial rendimos homenaje a la figura irrepetible de Robert Duvall, uno de los actores más sólidos y discretamente inmensos de la historia del cine. Recorremos su trayectoria a través de algunas de las piezas musicales más evocadoras asociadas a sus películas clave, deteniéndonos no solo en la interpretación, sino en la atmósfera sonora que acompañó sus personajes y ayudó a definirlos.Desde la sobriedad moral de Tom Hagen en The Godfather, con la inolvidable partitura de Nino Rota como telón de fondo, hasta la inquietante presencia de Boo Radley en To Kill a Mockingbird, donde la música de Elmer Bernstein subrayaba la inocencia y la sombra del sur profundo. Recordamos también su transformación en coronel Kilgore en Apocalypse Now, rescatando uno de los temas setenteros más emblemáticos, el The End de Los Doors.

Want to know the story of how Chris Hewitt almost stepped on Florence Pugh's dress? Well, this isn't the podcast for you, as it features Chris and Helen O'Hara trying to tell that tale, from the press night of Cynthia Erivo's Dracula (sorry, Draclier), only to get sidetracked by a dozen different things and forget to finish it. But if you want to hear Chris, Helen, James Dyer, and John Nugent talk about movie characters falling from great heights, pay tribute to the great Robert Duvall, discuss the latest The Mandalorian And Grogu trailer, and review The Secret Agent, Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die, Wasteman and If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, this is the podcast for you. Oh, and Chris and Helen launch new careers as theatre reviewers too. Guest-wise, Harry Stainer talks to the Oscar-nominated star of the Brazilian thriller, The Secret Agent, one Wagner Moura, and his director, Kleber Mendonça Filho. It's a cracking episode, even if we're still nowhere nearer to finding a nickname for Tin Jim. Enjoy.

Brazil has been a rising star in international cinema. The Secret Agent, a political thriller set in 1977 about a researcher trying to escape the country for unknown reasons, is just the latest film from Brazil to gain critical acclaim. Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and starring Wagner Moura, the film shows the tangible and intangible effects an authoritarian regime imposes on its people. Moura's character Marcelo, spends the film in hiding under an alias as he waits for assistance to get him and his son out of the country. Moura's central performance holds audiences in the precarious situation with him. The film has been nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best International Feature, Best Lead Actor (Wagner Moura), and Best Achievement in Casting. Today on FilmWeek, Larry Mantle speaks with actor Wagner Moura about the film and its reception abroad. The Secret Agent is still playing in select theaters.

On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss Kleber Mendonça Filho's political thriller The Secret Agent and speak to its star Wagner Moura. We also review Mary Bronstein's If I Had Legs I'd Kick You and take a look at Aidan Zamiri's Charlie XCX mockumentary The Moment. This week Truth & Movies is presented by David Jenkins and Hannah Strong.Truth & Movies is the podcast from the film experts at Little White Lies, where along with selected colleagues and friends, they discuss the latest movie releases. Truth & Movies has all your film needs covered, reviewing the latest releases big and small, talking to some of the most exciting filmmakers, keeping you across important industry news, and reassessing great films from days gone by with the Truth & Movies Film Club.Email: truthandmovies@tcolondon.comBlueSky and Instagram: @LWLiesProduced by TCO Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Siguen llegando a la cartelera las últimas películas nominadas a los Oscar que quedaban por estrenar. Y esta semana es el turno de 'El agente secreto', el thriller del brasileño Kleber Mendonça Filho con Wagner Moura que mezcla thriller setentero, cine de espías y hasta una pierna asesina para hablar de la memoria histórica. La que se ha quedado fuera de la temporada de premios ha sido 'Sin conexión', la tercera película de Bradley Cooper ambientada en la escena del stand up comedy de Nueva York. Además, tenemos una película de animación fantástica, como 'Little Amelie', y muchas propuestas del cine español como 'El fantasma de mi mujer', 'Balandrau' o 'Las líneas discontinuas'. En televisión, escuchamos al maestro italiano Marco Bellocchio por el estreno de 'Portobello' y a Pol Rodríguez y elenco de 'Ravalear', la serie española estrenada en la Berlinale.

Viva Brazil! Today we discuss Best Picture nominee The Secret Agent, the simmering, colorful Brazilian thriller about a man on the run, starring the dreamy Wagner Moura and directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho. The story, about retaining personal and political memory under authoritarianism, has proven resonant with an international audience and awards bodies, garnering three additional Oscar nominations for Best International Feature, Best Casting, and Best Actor for Moura. On this episode, we discuss The Secret Agent itself, how it fits into and subverts the tropes of international films at the Oscars, the Eurovision-like process for international nominations, check in on the Berlin Film Festival, and do a very special Il Postino corner. Sign up for Check Book, the Blank Check newsletter featuring even more “real nerdy shit” to feed your pop culture obsession. Dossier excerpts, film biz AND burger reports, and even more exclusive content you won't want to miss out on. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter, Instagram, Threads and Facebook!  Buy some real nerdy merch Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit or Discord For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full podcast review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture For this week's second podcast review, Alyssa Christian, Dan Bayer, Giovanni Lago, and Brendan Hodges join me to discuss the latest feature film from renowned Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho, "The Secret Agent" starring Wagner Moura, Carlos Francisco, Tânia Maria, Robério Diógenes, Alice Carvalho, Gabriel Leone, Maria Fernanda Cândidom, Hermila Guedes, Isabél Zuaa, and Udo Kier. The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where it received widespread acclaim and became the festival's most awarded film, winning the Best Actor award for Moura, the Best Director award for Mendonça Filho, the Art House Cinema Award, and the FIPRESCI Prize for Best Film. At the 2025 Critics' Choice Awards, it won Best Foreign Language Film; at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, it became the first Brazilian film nominated for Best Motion Picture – Drama, winning Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama (Wagner Moura) and Best Foreign Language Film. At the 98th Academy Awards, it was nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor for Moura, Best Casting, and Best International Feature Film. With all the awards and success, what did we think of it? Please tune in as we discuss the direction, themes, lead performance by Wagner Moura, the rest of the ensemble, its awards season run, how passionate Brazilian fans are, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening. Enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hope Hopkinson talks to Kleber Mendonça Filho and Wagner Moura about their new film The Secret Agent.  1977. In a Brazil tormented by the military dictatorship, Marcelo, a man in his forties fleeing a troubled past, arrives in the city of Recife where he hopes to build a new life and reconnect with his family.  That's without taking into account the death threats that lurk and hover over his head.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow us on Spotify. Find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com.  Produced by Stripped Media. Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema. 

Sorry Baby, but it's One Battle After Another, as we clash and debate our favorite films of 2025! We're covering obligatory mentions of the biggest films of the year and picking up our Weapons to dunk on some that we're Regretting You watched. Which of these films will we look back on with strong Sentimental Value, 28 Years Later? Which are winners, which are Sinners? I'm afraid you're going to have to Wake Up Dead Man from your Dreams (Sex Love), some might even call that a Resurrection, because you've got No Other Choice but to listen and find out.LinksWilson's Reviews: News from Home, Eat Drink Man WomanBen's Reviews: Avatar: Fire and Ash, What Does That Nature Say to You Eli's Sinners ReviewBen's Kinetoscope Piece: The Spirits in the MediumList: Full List of films discussed on LetterboxdList: Deep Cut's Top 12 of 2025Tell us your faves at our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.com Timestamps:00:00:00 Intro00:02:58 General 2025 thoughts00:12:08 Non-2025 gems00:16:22 2025 on Deep Cut00:20:16 Eli's fave Letterboxd reviews from Wilson and Ben00:21:46 Obligatory Mentions00:22:06 Marty Supreme dir. Josh Safdie00:24:08 The Secret Agent dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho00:25:44 Frankenstein dir. Guillermo del Toro00:28:38 Sentimental Value dir. Joachim Trier00:30:59 Hamnet dir. Chloé Zhao00:38:36 Hamnet spoiler00:40:27 If I Had Legs I'd Kick You dir. Mary Bronstein00:42:27 Bugonia dir. Yorgos Lanthimos00:44:13 Kpop Demon Hunters dir. Maggie Kang & Chris Appelhans00:46:55 Train Dreams dir. Clint Bentley00:48:49 Avatar: Fire and Ash dir. James Cameron00:54:30 Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning dir. Christopher McQuarrie00:56:48 Eddington dir. Ari Aster00:57:14 Wicked For Good dir. Jon M. Chu00:58:16 No Other Choice dir. Park Chan-wook00:59:48 Magellan and Phantosmia dir. Lav Diaz01:01:54 The Phoenician Scheme dir. Wes Anderson01:05:34 Weapons dir. Zach Cregger01:12:28 Materialists dir. Celine Song01:13:40 Materialists Spoiler01:18:02 Regretting You dir. Josh Boone01:19:38 Sirat dir. Oliver Laxe01:22:27 Sirat Spoiler01:25:41 Sirat Spoiler 201:26:19 Deep Cut Upkeep Overview01:28:35 Honorable Mentions01:28:40 Viet and Nam dir. Truong Minh Quy01:29:14 Blue Moon dir. Richard Linklater01:30:25 Boys Go to Jupiter dir. Julian Glander01:31:04 Baby dir. Marcelo Caetano01:31:33 Nouvelle Vague dir. Richard Linklater01:32:48 Black Bag dir. Steven Soderbergh01:34:36 Cactus Pears dir. Rohan Kanawade01:35:35 Seaside Serendipity dir. Satoko Yokohama01:36:33 Sorry Baby dir. Eva Victor01:37:58 Misericordia dir. Alain Guiraudie01:39:06 Silent Friend dir. Ildikó Enyedi01:41:20 Caught by the Tides dir. Jia Zhangke01:42:48 Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk dir. Sepideh Farsi01:44:51 My Sunshine dir. Hiroshi Okuyama01:46:56 Superman dir. James Gunn01:48:52 100 METERS dir. Kenji Iwaisawa01:53:31 Reflection in a Dead Diamond dir. Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani01:54:28 Afternoons of Solitude dir. Albert Serra01:57:05 The Wedding Banquet dir. Andrew Ahn01:57:19 Top 501:57:30 One Battle After Another dir. Paul Thomas Anderson02:05:57 Resurrection dir. Bi Gan02:07:51 Peter Hujar's Day dir. Ira Sachs02:12:19 Christmas Eve in Miller's Point dir. Tyler Taormina02:17:10 I'm Still Here dir. Walter Salles02:19:14 28 Years Later dir. Danny Boyle02:21:06 Dreams (Sex Love) dir. Dag Johan Haugerud02:25:37 Resurrection dir. Bi Gan02:26:29 Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery dir. Rian Johnson02:28:07 It Was Just an Accident dir. Jafar Panahi02:32:05 Cloud dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa02:33:32 Left-Handed Girl dir. Tsou Shih-Ching 02:37:29 One Battle After Another dir. Paul Thomas Anderson02:40:04 Sinners dir. Ryan Coogler02:45:41 Outro

The Secret Agent (Portuguese: O Agente Secreto; Brazilian Portuguese: [u aˈʒẽt͡ʃi seˈkɾɛtu]) is a 2025 neo-noir historical political thriller film written and directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho. It follows Armando (Wagner Moura), a former professor caught in the political turmoil in the midst of the Brazilian military dictatorship, attempting to flee persecution and resist an authoritarian regime. The supporting cast includes Carlos Francisco, Tânia Maria, Robério Diógenes, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Gabriel Leone, Alice Carvalho, Hermila Guedes, Isabél Zuaa, and Udo Kier in his final film role.The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on 18 May, where it received widespread acclaim and became the festival's most awarded film, winning the Best Actor award for Moura, the Best Director award for Mendonça Filho, the Art House Cinema Award and the FIPRESCI Prize for Best Film. At the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, it became the first Brazilian film nominated for Best Motion Picture – Drama, winning Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama (Wagner Moura) and Best Foreign Language Film. At the 98th Academy Awards, it has been nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor for Moura, Best Casting and Best International Feature Film.It was theatrically released in Brazil and Germany on 6 November 2025 by Vitrine Filmes and Port-au-Prince Films, respectively, and was released in France on 17 December by Ad Vitam. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neste episódio especial, Yuri Moraes e Roberto Sadovski revelam a Lista Definitiva dos Melhores Filmes de 2025. Analisamos os lançamentos mais aguardados e polêmicos do ano, desde o novo Superman de James Gunn até o documentário sem filtros de Kanye West (In Whose Name) e o retorno de Danny Boyle com a franquia Extermínio.Além das críticas de cinema, fazemos o anúncio oficial da nossa estreia no UOL com o programa Enquadrado. Contamos os bastidores da nova parceria, a saída de projetos anteriores e debatemos diretores divisivos como Lars Von Trier, Spielberg e Kleber Mendonça Filho com seu novo "O Agente Secreto".Se você busca indicações de filmes cult, blockbusters inteligentes e uma conversa honesta sobre a indústria cinematográfica, essa live é o guia essencial para o seu ano.

Nesta segunda parte do podcast “A Beleza das Pequenas Coisas”, a escritora Lídia Jorge revela qual o seu caminho seguinte, o que lhe falta dizer por escrito e lê um excerto de um texto do escritor e amigo João de Melo para refletir sobre os enganos da fugacidade da fama. Apesar de se revelar grata pelos tantos prémios, afirma que os títulos só lhe tocam a sombra, porque o seu lugar e ofício é outro. A escritora chega mesmo a revelar ter sido convidada para se candidatar à Presidência da República, mas que não hesitou em recusar. E recorda o que mais a espantou nos ecos ao seu discurso do 10 de Junho. Lídia lembra ainda a sua infância em Boliqueime, no Algarve, quando era uma contadora de histórias a transformar os finais fatalistas dos livros em caminhos felizes. E conta o momento em que decidiu batizar todos os animais da quinta ou a altura em que se convenceu que Fernando Pessoa escrevera um poema dedicado a si, por incluir o seu nome. Perto do final, partilha algumas das músicas que a acompanham, lê um excerto do seu livro “Misericórdia” e deixa a sugestão de um filme. Para depois referir em que ponto está o seu futuro romance. Boas escutas! Leitura: “A Nuvem no Olhar”, de João de Melo, pela D. Quixote Músicas: “A Bela Moleira”, de Schubert “With God On Our Side”, na versão de Johan Baez “Por nos darem tanto”, por Ana Bacalhau “Senhora da Noite”, Mísia Filme: “O Agente Secreto”, de Kleber Mendonça Filho, protagonizado por Wagner MouraSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nesta edição do podcast cinematório café, nós analisamos o filme "O Agente Secreto" (2025), de Kleber Mendonça Filho. O longa é o representante oficial do Brasil no Oscar 2026 e concorre a quatro estatuetas: Melhor Filme, Melhor Filme Internacional, Melhor Ator para Wagner Moura e Melhor Elenco. - Visite a página do podcast no site e confira material extra sobre o tema do episódio - Junte-se ao Cineclube Cinematório e tenha acesso a conteúdo exclusivo de cinema No podcast, nós discutimos os vários aspectos que levaram "O Agente Secreto" a se tornar um filme brasileiro tão celebrado mundialmente nesta temporada, desde os prêmios conquistados no Festival de Cannes até o Globo de Ouro e o Oscar. Aspectos que incluem o uso cada vez mais aprimorado da linguagem cinematográfica por Kleber e sua equipe, a união perfeita de imagem e trilha sonora e, claro, o elenco formidável que conta com a grande revelação do ano: Tânia Maria, intérprete da impagável Dona Sebastiana. Quem se senta à mesa conosco neste podcast é Ana Lúcia Andrade, professora de Cinema da Escola de Belas Artes da UFMG, autora dos livros "O Filme Dentro do Filme: a Metalinguagem no Cinema" e "Entretenimento Inteligente: O Cinema de Billy Wilder". Confira a minutagem em que cada assunto é abordado: 00:00:00 - Introdução com carnaval e expectativa para o Oscar 00:06:43 - Um filme melhor após o outro 00:11:41 - (Re)criando memórias 00:19:24 - O verdadeiro agente secreto 00:25:20 - Os grandes coadjuvantes 00:29:17 - O que aconteceu com Armando? 00:35:37 - A Perna Cabeluda 00:40:17 - Divisão em capítulos 00:44:46 - A elite e os matadores 00:52:41 - Elza e Hans 00:56:15 - Memórias analógicas e musicais 01:06:19 - Considerações finais e cenas ou momentos favoritos O cinematório café é produzido e apresentado por Renato Silveira e Kel Gomes. A cada episódio, nós propomos um debate em torno de filmes recém-lançados e temas relacionados ao cinema, sempre em um clima de descontração e buscando refletir sobre imagens presentes no nosso dia a dia. Quer mandar um e-mail? Escreva seu recado e envie para contato@cinematorio.com.br.  

Nem só de dona Sebastiana se faz um Agente Secreto. Neste episódio, entrevistamos Tomaz Alves Souza, uma das metades da trilha sonora original do filme de Kleber Mendonça Filho. No cardápio, o processo criativo do diretor, a criação em dupla, e Pino Donaggio!

Just a reminder even if democracy dies in darkness, BKRewind will always be here to illuminate Kleber Mendonça Filho's "The Secret Agent"! We navigate the Brazilian dictatorship, hairy legs and how to measure the temperature of boiling frogs.If you're enjoying the show, consider buying us a coffee, sending us an email or hitting us up on Letterboxd, Twitter(X), BlueSky or Instagram!You can catch our episodes early and ad free over on Nebula! Sign up with the link below. It really helps out the pod so we thank you in advance!https://go.nebula.tv/theonlypodcastaboutmoviesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The United States is intensifying its focus on Cuba, after removing its ally Nicolas Maduro from Venezuela. Can Havana withstand the pressure?  Bianna Golodryga speaks to Cuba's deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio in a rare interview from Havana. And, the Brazilian film dazzling critics: "The Secret Agent." Oscar-nominated Wagner Moura and director Kleber Mendonca Filho join the program from New York. Then, a troubling report on the African men Russia is funneling to the frontlines in Ukraine. Plus, "Mr. Nobody Against Putin"...the Oscar-nominated documentary about a Russian teacher who caught on video the Kremlin propaganda aimed at children. And from the archives, Christiane's 1988 trip to meet the singers vying to perform at the Calgary Opening Ceremonies.   Air date: February 7, 2026   Guests: Carlos Fernández de Cossío David Borenstein Wagner Moura & Kleber Mendonça Filho Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Conflict is raging in more than 30 countries around the world, according to the Institute for Economics and Peace. Each conflict is creating a dire humanitarian situation for innocent civilians, but many aid organizations now call Sudan the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Volker Türk is the UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights. He just visited Sudan and joined the show to tell us what he saw there.  Also on today's show: Director/writer Kleber Mendonça Filho and actor Wagner Moura, "The Secret Agent"; Jodi Kantor, Investigative Reporter, The New York Times    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bronwyn shares a story of a somewhat unusual way of practicing drums; the team discuss the most recent media events, including IVF and barracks; film reviewer Flick Ford has seen Kleber Mendonça Filho's new film The Secret Agent; journalist Gideon Haigh comes in for a big chat about his live broadcast of his podcast Cricket Et AL at the Wheeler centre and Bronwyn has password trouble. With presenters Daniel Burt, Jas Moore & Bronwyn Kuss.Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/breakfasters/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Breakfasters3RRRFM/Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/breakfasters/

We speak with the team behind Brazilian political-crime thriller ‘The Secret Agent’ – director Kleber Mendonça Filho and leading star Wagner Moura. The film is nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Moura.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Niscemi, un paese di 25mila abitanti nella provincia siciliana di Caltanissetta, è in corso da giorni una frana che sta facendo scivolare a valle tutto il centro storico. Con Ferdiando Cotugno, giornalista.La storia di Steve Scherer, per vent'anni corrispondente dall'Italia, poi capo della sede canadese dell'agenzia Reuters, che oggi, dopo aver perso il lavoro, fa l'autista di Uber negli Stati Uniti. Con Steve Scherer, giornalista, da Washington.Oggi parliamo anche di:Film • L'agente segreto di Kleber Mendonça FilhoCi piacerebbe sapere cosa pensi di questo episodio. Scrivici a podcast@internazionale.it Se ascolti questo podcast e ti piace, abbonati a Internazionale. È un modo concreto per sostenerci e per aiutarci a garantire ogni giorno un'informazione di qualità. Vai su internazionale.it/abbonatiConsulenza editoriale di Chiara NielsenProduzione di Claudio Balboni e Vincenzo De SimoneMusiche di Tommaso Colliva e Raffaele ScognaDirezione creativa di Jonathan Zenti

Convidado: Kleber Mendonça Filho, diretor e roteirista de “O Agente Secreto”. No dia 15 de março, Kleber Mendonça Filho percorrerá o tapete vermelho da mais importante premiação do cinema mundial, em Los Angeles (EUA). Na cerimônia do Oscar, ele poderá ver “O Agente Secreto”, filme que escreveu e dirigiu, levar até quatro estatuetas – concorre nas categorias Melhor Filme Internacional, Melhor Elenco, Melhor Ator (com Wagner Moura) e Melhor Filme. Ainda em janeiro, ele já conquistou dois Globos de Ouro, nas categorias Melhor Filme Internacional e Melhor Ator. Ao todo, seu longa-metragem soma mais de 50 premiações nos festivais de todo o mundo. No Brasil, a produção já levou 1,5 milhão de pessoas aos cinemas. Neste episódio especial do Assunto, Kleber Mendonça Filho conversa com Natuza Nery sobre o que faz de “O Agente Secreto” um filme que vem conquistando a audiência e a crítica especializada em todo o mundo. Ele retorna ao ano de 2020, quando começou a escrever este roteiro, que desde o primeiro momento seria destinado para que Wagner Moura fosse o protagonista. O cineasta também explica o processo de escolha de atores e atrizes que dariam forma aos mais de 60 personagens do longa. Nesta entrevista, Kleber olha para vários aspectos de sua identidade artística. Ele explora sua profunda conexão com Recife, cidade que é personagem de seus filmes e é fonte de inspiração cultural e política para ele. E comenta sobre como foi crescer “ouvindo histórias sobre a História” – ele que é filho da historiadora Joselice Jucá. Por mim, ele reflete sobre o aspecto da memória em sua obra.

Convidado: Waldemar Dalenogare, crítico de cinema, doutor em História e o primeiro sul-americano a entrar para a Critics Choice Association, a maior organização de críticos de cinema e televisão dos EUA e Canadá. A edição 2026 do Oscar registra um recorde para o cinema brasileiro: cinco indicações na premiação. “O Agente Secreto”, filme escrito e dirigido por Kleber Mendonça Filho, concorre a quatro estatuetas. E o diretor de fotografia Adolpho Veloso foi indicado por “Sonhos de Trem” – trabalho filmado quase inteiramente com luz natural, que vem sendo muito elogiado pela crítica internacional. “O Agente Secreto” é o filme brasileiro com o maior número de indicações em todos os tempos, empatado com “Cidade de Deus”, em 2004. O longa concorre nas categorias Melhor Elenco (criada pela Academia nesta edição), Melhor Filme Internacional (a mesma que “Ainda Estou Aqui” venceu em 2025), Melhor Ator (com Wagner Moura, que é o primeiro ator brasileiro a entrar na lista final) e na principal, a de Melhor Filme. Com isso, o Brasil reforça sua posição de força ascendente nas telas de cinema e nas premiações internacionais – ainda este ano, o longa de Kleber Mendonça Filho já havia conquistado duas estatuetas no Globo de Ouro. Em um relato exclusivo para O Assunto, o cineasta fala sobre o poder da memória em sua obra. A respeito das chances que o Brasil tem de vencer no Oscar, Natuza Nery conversa com Waldemar Dalenogare, crítico de cinema e doutor em História. Ele, que foi o primeiro sul-americano a entrar para a Critics Choice Association, comenta também porque os filmes brasileiros passaram a atrair atenção internacional e avalia o que deve ser feito para nossa indústria cinematográfica aproveitar este momento.

This week, our Gabfest panel includes Steve and guest hosts Nadira Goffe and Laura Miller with a typically eclectic collection of topics. First up, Dana hops on the call to decode the unspoken truths and dream imagery of Kleber Mendonça Filho's film The Secret Agent. Set in 1970s Recife, Brazil and starring a very charming Wagner Moura, the film is a heterodox brew of political thriller, magical realism, and attentive character study about the everyday surreality of life under dictatorship.Next, it's back to Westeros with a discussion of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, a Game of Thrones prequel set 100 years before the original show based on George R.R. Martin's fantasy epic. Grounded and surprisingly funny, don't expect dragons in this knight's tale.Finally, they turn to “Gluttons for Punishment,” a recent Vulture article by Lila Shapiro about UPenn religious studies professor Justin McDaniel using some extreme, unorthodox measures to get his students to finish books.In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the panel talks to Laura about the secret pleasures of wood stacking as discussed in her recent piece “The Art of the Holzhausen.”EndorsementsNadira: Some melancholy shoegaze pop from Scandinavia, specifically the albums Goodbyehouse by Snuggle and Big City Life by Smerz.Laura: The novels of Robert Jackson Bennett in his Shadow of the Leviathan series including Hugo-winning The Tainted Cup and A Drop of Corruption.Steve: The Substack essay “The Wall Looks Permanent Until It Falls Down” by Adam Bonica about the cost of American exceptionalism.And a bonus one from Dana: Pictures of Ghosts, the documentary by The Secret Agent director Kleber Mendonça Filho about Recife, Brazil in the 1970s.--Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com. Podcast production by Kevin Bendis. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, our Gabfest panel includes Steve and guest hosts Nadira Goffe and Laura Miller with a typically eclectic collection of topics. First up, Dana hops on the call to decode the unspoken truths and dream imagery of Kleber Mendonça Filho's film The Secret Agent. Set in 1970s Recife, Brazil and starring a very charming Wagner Moura, the film is a heterodox brew of political thriller, magical realism, and attentive character study about the everyday surreality of life under dictatorship.Next, it's back to Westeros with a discussion of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, a Game of Thrones prequel set 100 years before the original show based on George R.R. Martin's fantasy epic. Grounded and surprisingly funny, don't expect dragons in this knight's tale.Finally, they turn to “Gluttons for Punishment,” a recent Vulture article by Lila Shapiro about UPenn religious studies professor Justin McDaniel using some extreme, unorthodox measures to get his students to finish books.In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the panel talks to Laura about the secret pleasures of wood stacking as discussed in her recent piece “The Art of the Holzhausen.”EndorsementsNadira: Some melancholy shoegaze pop from Scandinavia, specifically the albums Goodbyehouse by Snuggle and Big City Life by Smerz.Laura: The novels of Robert Jackson Bennett in his Shadow of the Leviathan series including Hugo-winning The Tainted Cup and A Drop of Corruption.Steve: The Substack essay “The Wall Looks Permanent Until It Falls Down” by Adam Bonica about the cost of American exceptionalism.And a bonus one from Dana: Pictures of Ghosts, the documentary by The Secret Agent director Kleber Mendonça Filho about Recife, Brazil in the 1970s.--Email us your thoughts at culturefest@slate.com. Podcast production by Kevin Bendis. Production assistance by Daniel Hirsch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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THE SECRET AGENT director Kleber Mendonça Filho joins hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante to break down the movies that made him! Kleber is fresh off winning this year's Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film for THE SECRET AGENT this weekend. His film's star, Wagner Moura, also took home a Globe for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Small Change (1976) The Secret Agent (2025) Bacurau (2019) *Walkabout (1973) *Wake in Fright (1971) The Right Stuff (1983) Don't Look Now (1973) Performance (1970) The Witches (1990) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Superman (1978) Star Wars (1977) Piranha (1978) *Fitzcarraldo (1982) Burden of Dreams (1982) Apocalypse Now (1979) The Blues Brothers (1980) Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) Paris, Texas (1984) *The Beguiled (1971) The Beguiled (2017) Escape From Alcatraz (1979) *The Long Goodbye (1973) *Punch-Drunk Love (2002) McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971) MASH (1970) Chinatown (1974) Boogie Nights (1997) Magnolia (1999) The Wedding Singer (1998) Happy Gilmore (1995) Assault on Precinct 13 (1975) Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) LA Plays Itself (2003) Pictures of Ghosts (2023) *Twenty Years Later (1984) The Big Shave (1967) The Longest Day (1962) Cleopatra (1963) Halloween (1978) La Jetée (1962) Green Vinyl (2004) *Gremlins (1984) *The Host (2006) E.T. The Extra-terrestrial (1982) Poltergeist (1982) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) *The Fly (1986) *Do The Right Thing (1989) Jungle Fever (1991) Other Notable Items Our Patreon! The Hollywood Food Coalition Francois Truffaut Wagner Moura Udo Kier The Lord of the Rings franchise Pedro Pascal Enzo Nunes Nicholas Roeg Ted Kotcheff Philip Kaufman The Criterion Collection TFH Guru Roger Corman Klaus Kinski Werner Herzog Nicolas Cage The Cologne Film Festival The French new wave Don Siegel Sofia Coppola Clint Eastwood Geraldine Page Paul Thomas Anderson Robert Altman Elliott Gould Jack Davis Mad Magazine Mark Rydell Roman Polanski Adam Sandler The Cannes Film Festival Columbia Pictures Philip Seymour Hoffman Robert Elswitt Emily Watson John Carpenter Kim Richards Scream franchise Eduardo Coutinho  João Pedro Teixeira Martin Scorsese The Vietnam War Bong Joon Ho Jerry Goldsmith Steven Spielberg Tobe Hooper Dick Miller Polly Holliday Phoebe Cates David Cronenberg Spike LeeThis list is also available on Movies Unlimited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices