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1976 Brazilian comedy film
Bacalhau |
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Theatrical release poster |
Directed by | Adriano Stuart |
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Written by | Adriano Stuart |
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Starring | |
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Music by | Beto Strada
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Production company | Omega Filmes |
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Country | Brazil |
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Language | Portuguese |
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Bacalhau (
lit. 'Codfish' or 'Cod') is a 1976 Brazilian
comedy film written and directed by Adriano Stuart. It is a
pornochanchada—or Brazilian
sex comedy film—and a
parody of the 1975 American
thriller film
Jaws.
[2]
[3]
[4] Whereas the plot of Jaws concerns a man-eating
great white shark, Bacalhau centers around a killer
codfish,
[5] known as
bacalhau in Portuguese.
[6]
Bacalhau stars
Hélio Souto [
pt],
Dionísio Azevedo and
Maurício do Valle.
References
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^ Ramos, Fernão Pessoa; Schvarzman, Sheila, eds. (2018). Nova história do cinema brasileiro (in Portuguese). Vol. 2. Edições Sesc.
ISBN
978-8594930842.
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^ Stam, Robert (1997).
Tropical Multiculturalism: A Comparative History of Race in Brazilian Cinema and Culture.
Duke University Press. p. 97.
ISBN
978-0822320487.
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^ Shaw, Lisa; Dennison, Stephanie (2007).
Brazilian National Cinema.
Routledge. p. 95.
ISBN
978-0415338158.
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^ Ruétalo, Victoria; Tierney, Dolores, eds. (2009).
Latsploitation, Exploitation Cinemas, and Latin America.
Routledge. p. 234.
ISBN
978-0415993869.
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^ Alvarado, Manuel; Thompson, John O., eds. (1990). The Media Reader.
British Film Institute (BFI). pp. 91–93.
ISBN
978-0851702599.
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^ Dennison, Stephanie; Shaw, Lisa (2004).
Popular Cinema in Brazil: 1930–2001.
Manchester University Press. p. 167.
ISBN
978-0719064982.
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