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The inaugural Best Casting category at the Oscars was not without its surprises. In a category that otherwise went entirely ...

If you’ve seen Wagner Moura show up in the likes of ‘Narcos,’ last year’s terrifying look at an riven America, ‘Civil War’ or any number of projects where he steals scenes in supporting roles, ‘The ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — “The Secret Agent,” a Brazilian feature shortlisted for the Oscars, is all about ordinary people. It follows an unassuming scientist and widowed father who becomes a target of ...

Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho’s “The Secret Agent” opens with a curious warning. “Our story is set in the Brazil of 1977,” white text reads as a yellow Volkswagen Beetle pulls into a gas ...

The past is never the past is never the past — especially if you lived in Brazil in 1977, “a period of great mischief.” That’s the scene-setting intertitle that opens The Secret Agent, Kleber Mendonça ...

Wagner Moura takes cover in this knockout from the filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho that is largely set in 1977 during Brazil’s military dictatorship. By Manohla Dargis When you purchase a ticket for ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Brazilian filmmaker and die-hard cineaste Kleber Mendonça Filho relies on a certain creative method. “I will go ...

For a film that — on the surface — is about political dissidents and authoritarianism, Kleber Mendonça Filho’s “The Secret Agent” spends a lot of time at the movies. Which makes sense because this ...

At IFFR, Kleber Mendonça Filho and Spanish director Carla Simón also laud work with non-professional actors and the authenticity of kids on set, except for some influencer-ish and agency children.