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| {{Infobox film | |||
| | name = Mango Yellow | |||
| | image = Mango Yellow.jpg | |||
| | caption = Theatrical release poster | |||
| | director = ] | |||
| | producer = Cláudio Assis<br>Paulo Sacramento | |||
| | writer = Hilton Lacerda | |||
| | starring = ]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>] | |||
| | music = ] | |||
| | cinematography = ] | |||
| | editing = Paulo Sacramento | |||
| | studio = Parabólica Brasil<br>Olhos de Cão<br>Labocine<br>Quanta<br>Global Media Properties | |||
| | distributor = RioFilme | |||
| | released = {{film date|2002|||]|2003|8|15|theatrical release}} | |||
| | runtime = 100 minutes | |||
| | country = Brazil | |||
| | language = Portuguese | |||
| | budget = R$450,000 ($191,865) | |||
| | gross = R$769,750 ($328,195) | |||
| }} | |||
| '''''Mango Yellow''''' ({{lang-pt|'''Amarelo Manga'''}}) is a 2002 Brazilian ] directed by ]. It stars ], ], ], ], and ] as working-class people who live amorous encounters and mismatches around a bar and a hotel. The directorial debut of Assis, it is partially inspired by his previous short film. Its filming took place in the suburbs of ], with a low budget production. | |||
| It received several awards in various film festivals, both in Brazil and abroad, including ] and ]. ''Mango Yellow'' has been generally praised by domestic reviewers for its character, soundtrack, cinematography, and the way it depicts Brazil. However, the same did not occured when it was reviewed by English-speaking critics. Although received some praise, most of them give negative responses to the film. | |||
| ==Plot== | |||
| The film opens with Lígia (Cavalli), a barmaid who never has sex with her customers depiste being a tease to attempts, complaining about her grueling routine. One man who try to do it is Isaac, a ] who feels pleasure in shooting on corpses and taste their bloods. He lives at the Texas Hotel, where Dunga (Nachtergaele), a ] man, works as a handyman there. Dunga feels attraction for Wellington (Díaz), a butcher who provides the meat of the hotel. Wellington, however, is married to Kika (Paes), a woman he has the pleasure to praise her virtues as an ]. Despite of this, Wellington cheats his wife with Dayse (Alves); Dayse is tired of being Wellington's second choice, and reveals to Dunga that she will meet him to say it. | |||
| Dunga anonymously reveals to Kika that she is being betrayed as he wants to break their marriage to have Wellington available to him. Kika finds Wellington and Dayse together, injures both and does not return to Wellington's home. Wellington goes to seek solace at the Texas Hotel, but Dunga cannot take him to his room as Wellington is scared by the funeral of the recently-died owner. Meanwhile, Isaac is expelled from the cafe after attempting to seize Lígia. He returns and, after worthless shooting, Isaac is seen driving his car when he meets with Kika; Isaac and Kika have an intercourse. At the end, Lígia complains about her routine that starts again, while Kika decides to paint her hair with the yellow tone that is the reason Isaac is fascinated for Lígia. | |||
| ==Cast== | |||
| *] as Dunga | |||
| *] as Isaac | |||
| *] as Kika | |||
| *] as Wellington | |||
| *] as Lígia | |||
| *Conceição Camarotti as Aurora | |||
| *Cosme Prezado Soares as Bianor | |||
| *Everaldo Pontes as Rabecão | |||
| *Magdale Alves as Daise (or Daisy) | |||
| *Jones Melo as priest | |||
| ==Background and production== | |||
| Cláudio Assis have worked as a production director in the 1996 film '']'' only prior to ''Mango Yellow'', and directed two short films.<ref name=estadao>{{cite web | url=http://www.estadao.com.br/arquivo/arteelazer/2001/not20010518p1999.htm | title=Diretor da estética "árido movie" busca apoio | date=May 18, 2001 | work=] | publisher=Grupo Estado | accessdate=March 10, 2014 | language=Portuguese}}</ref> One of them, ''Texas Hotel'', served as an inspiration to ''Mango Yellow''; '']'' said ''Texas Hotel'' is "a kind of 'privileged test' of ''Mango Yellow''", while '']'' commented it is an "expanded version of his 1999 short film "Hotel Texas."expanded version of his 1999 short film "Hotel Texas."<ref name=estadao/><ref name=tvguide>{{cite web | url=http://movies.tvguide.com/mango-yellow/review/137114 | title=Mango Yellow Review | author=Fox, Ken | work=] | publisher=] | accessdate=March 10, 2014}}</ref> The production cost R$450,000 (about $191,865), which Assis said to be proud about since Brazilian films cost an average of R$3 million (about $1,279,701) at the time.<ref name=istoe>{{cite web | url=http://www.terra.com.br/istoegente/211/diversao_arte/cine_amarelo_manga.htm | title=Estômago e sexo | date=August 18, 2003 | work=] | publisher=Editora Três | accessdate=March 10, 2014 | language=Portuguese}}</ref><ref name=omelete>{{cite web | url=http://omelete.uol.com.br/cinema/iamarelo-mangai/ | title=Amarelo Manga <nowiki>|</nowiki> Crítica | author=Hessel, Marcelo | date=August 14, 2003 | work=] | publisher=] | accessdate=March 10, 2014 | language=Portuguese }}</ref> The filming took place in the suburbs of the cities of ] and ], both in the state of ], and lasted between September and November, 2001.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www2.uol.com.br/JC/_2001/0111/cc0111_1.htm | title=Amarelo Manga já é fotograma | author=Cavani, Júlio | work=Jornal do Commercio | publisher=Universo Online | accessdate=March 10, 2014 | language=Portuguese}}</ref> | |||
| ==Reception== | |||
| At the 35th ], ''Mango Yellow'' was elected the best film by the official jury, popular jury and critics, also receiving the awards of Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best Actor (Díaz).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.estadao.com.br/arquivo/arteelazer/2002/not20021127p1882.htm | title=Festival de Brasília consagra "Amarelo Manga" | date=November 27, 2002 | work=O Estado de S. Paulo | publisher=Grupo Estado | accessdate=March 10, 2014 | language=Portuguese}}</ref> Assis won the Best Debut Film Award at the 25th ], where the film won the Best Cinematography Award.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.habanafilmfestival.com/noticias/index.php?newsid=398 | title=Premios 25 Edición del Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano | publisher=] | accessdate=March 10, 2014 | language=Spanish | archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6Nxk2FMME | archivedate=March 10, 2014 | deadurl=no}}</ref> The latter award was also given to it at the 7th ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.brazilianfilmfestival.com/miami/2010/miami_past_2003.html | title=7º Brazilian Film Festival of Miami | publisher=] | accessdate=March 10, 2014 | language=Portuguese | archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6NxkllRnO | archivedate=March 10, 2014 | deadurl=no}}</ref> ''Mango Yellow'' won all awards possible for a featue film at the 13th Cine Ceará—Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Screenplay, Best Art Direction, Best Original Score, Best Actor for Nachtergaele, and Best Actress for Paes—, also receiving a special prize for its costume design.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cineclick.com.br/falando-em-filmes/noticias/amarelo-manga-e-grande-vencedor-do-13-cine-ceara | title=''Amarelo Manga'' é grande vencedor do 13º Cine Ceará | date=May 14, 2003 | work=Cineclick | publisher=R7 | accessdate=March 10, 2014 | language=Portuguese | archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6NxlJ3hNE | archivedate=March 10, 2014 | deadurl=no}}</ref> With 13 nominations, it only won the Best Cinematography Award at the 2004 ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.estadao.com.br/arquivo/arteelazer/2004/not20040909p3970.htm | title=Clima ruim na entrega do Prêmio TAM de Cinema | date=September 9, 2004 | work=O Estado de S. Paulo | publisher=Grupo Estado | accessdate=March 10, 2014 | language=Portuguese}}</ref> At the ], it won the award of the Best Film screened in the Forum section,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.berlinale.de/media/pdf_word/service_7/vor_55_ifb/53_IFB_Awards_2003.pdf | title=53. Berlin International Film Festival | publisher=] | accessdate=March 10, 2014 | page=10 | archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6Nxj7IIHq | archivedate=March 10, 2014 | deadurl=no}}</ref> while received the Grand Prix at the 15th ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ilustrada/ult90u31726.shtml | title="Amarelo Manga" ganha prêmio no Encontro de Cinema Latino-americano | work=Folha de S. Paulo | publisher=Grupo Folha | accessdate=March 10, 2014 | language=Portuguese}}</ref> | |||
| ''Mango Yello'' grossed R$769,750 (about $328,195), with a viewership of 129,021 people in the sixteen Brazilian theaters in which it was released,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://oca.ancine.gov.br/media/SAM/DadosMercado/2102.pdf | title=Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2012 | publisher=Ancine | accessdate=March 10, 2014 | language=Portuguese | archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6NjthzVeP | archivedate=March 1, 2014 |deadurl=no | page=27}}</ref> being the 12th largest audience for a domestic film in 2003.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.filmeb.com.br/informe/319/n319.pdf | title=Globo Filmes e Columbia se destacam no ''ranking'' nacionl | date=December 22, 2003 | work=Filme B | accessdate=March 10, 2014 | language=Portuguese | page=1}}</ref> It received generally postive critics in Brazil. The characters, the actor performances, and the soundtrack were praised by '']''{{'}}s Domingas Person and '']''{{'}}s Luciana Veras; Veras commended the characters as they avoid stereotypes.<ref name=istoe/><ref name=pernambuco>{{cite web | url=http://www.old.pernambuco.com/diario/2003/08/14/viver1_0.html | title=Amarelo Manga é a cor dos excluídos | author=Veras, Luciana | date=August 14, 2003 | work=] | accessdate=March 10, 2014 | language=Portuguese}}</ref> Its cinematography also received positive response by Person and Veras, as well as by Marcelo Hessel from ] and Alcino Leite Netto from '']'', with latter saying that it "is not decorative and spare".<ref name=omelete/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/ilustrad/fq1604200422.htm | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140310210352/http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/ilustrad/fq1604200422.htm | archivedate=March 10, 2014 | deadurl=no | title=Amarelo Manga | author=Netto, Alcino Leite | work=] | publisher=Grupo Folha | accessdate=March 10, 2014 | language=Portuguese}}</ref> The way it depicts the Brazilian reality was praised by Hessel and Veras, with both of them commenting that '']'' is "cosmeticized" if compared to ''Mango Yellow'', and the former stating it is "a testimony of documentary and sociological value".<ref name=omelete/><ref name=pernambuco/> Cinepop critic Andrea Don declared it is a film that the viewer will hate or love, without middle ground, concluding that "you will not leave the cinema's room likewise you entered."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://cinepop.virgula.uol.com.br/criticas/amarelomanga.htm | title=Crítica <nowiki>|</nowiki> Amarelo Manga | author=Don, Andrea | work=Cinepop | publisher=Universo Online | accessdate=March 10, 2014 | language=Portuguese}}</ref> | |||
| On other hand, ''Mango Yellow'' received mixed reviews from English-speaking reviewers. On review aggregation website ], the film has a 60% rating based on five reviews, with an average score of 5.6/10.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mango-yellow/ |title=Amarelo Manga (Mango Yellow) (2002) |work= ] | publisher = ] | accessdate=March 10, 2014}}</ref> On ], which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 based on reviews from critics, the film has a score of 40 (indicating "mixed or average reviews") based on five reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/mango-yellow |title=Mango Yellow |work= ] | publisher = ] | accessdate=March 10, 2014}}</ref> A '']'' reviewer described the characters as "babbling caricatures" and the film as a "shallow Brazilian trifle".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0346/tracking.php | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20040215090846/http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0346/tracking.php | archivedate=February 15, 2004 | title=Tracking Shots | date=November 2003 | work=] | accessdate=March 10, 2014}}</ref> Although praised its cinematography, Keith Phipps of '']'' said it is "a film that has nothing to say".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.avclub.com/review/mango-yellow-4928 | title=Mango Yellow · Movie Review | author=Phipps, Keith |date=September 8, 2004 | work=] | publisher=] | accessdate=March 10, 2014}}</ref> '']''{{'}}s Deborah Young and ''TV Guide''{{'}}s Ken Fox also praised Carvalho's work; the former cited Nachtergaele as the film "standout", while the latter stressed how it is a "awdry stuff ... but it's glorious to look at."<ref name=tvguide/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://variety.com/2002/film/reviews/mango-yellow-1200545128/ | title=Review: ‘Mango Yellow’ | author=Young, Deborah | date=October 30, 2002 | work=] | publisher=] | accessdate=March 10, 2014}}</ref> Writing for '']'', Stephen Holden declared the characters are "robust, full-dimensional people", and praised how its "surreal flavor" highlights the film's message.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=940CE1DF1738F930A25752C1A9659C8B63 | title=A Tropical City as Fruit, Rotten at the Center | author=Holden, Stephen | work=] | publisher=] | accessdate=March 10, 2014}}</ref> | |||
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