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Memrias Pstumas known in English as Posthumous Memoirs and Posthumous Memories is a 2001 comedydrama film directed by Andr Klotzel based on The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas by Machado de Assis. It follows Brs Cubas, played by Reginaldo Faria and Petrnio Gontijo, as he recounts his life after his death.

Its worldwide premiere occurred at the Panorama section of the 2001 Berlin International Film Festival, and it was well received by the public. Memrias Pstumas competed at the 18th International Film Festival of Kerala, and won five awards at the 29th Festival de Gramado Best Critics Choice Film, Best Jurys Choice Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Braga. Its release in Brazil was on August 17, 2001, and it grossed R855,484 381,452 with an attendance of 186,380 people in the 57 theatres in which it was released.It was also well received by Englishlanguage critics. Kate Blackhurst from The Lumire Reader said I can see why it won several international film awards, and its excellence lies in the fact that it is almost impossible to explain. Variety s Eddie Cockrell Andre Klotzel revisits distinctive brand of local telenovela melodrama he knows best, with spoofy results that will put pic in demand at fests. Theatrical may be a bit iffier, although vid and tube life will be spry. Writing for The New York Times, Elvis Mitchell stated it has a hilarious poise, adding that the film is playful and formal. ........

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