Master: A Building in Copacabana

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Master: A Building in Copacabana
Directed byEduardo Coutinho
Written byEduardo Coutinho
Produced byJoão Moreira Salles
Mauricio Andrade Ramos
CinematographyJacques Heuiche
Edited byJordana Berg
Release date
  • 2002 (2002)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese

Master: A Building in Copacabana (Portuguese: Edifício Master) is a 2002 Brazilian documentary film by Eduardo Coutinho, about residents of a building in the Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro.[1][2]

In the 2010s it was ranked as number 28 on the Abraccine Top 100 Brazilian films list[3] and also number 4 in the documentary list.[4]

The film presents the daily lives of the residents of Edifício Master, in Copacabana, and shows a rich panel of stories. With 276 apartments and 12 floors, the place serves as a home for the interviewees, who reveal dramas, solitude, desires and vanities.

Promotion

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The film had its premiere at the Festival de Gramado in August 2002 and won the Best Documentary Award.

The film made subsequent appearances at the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, the São Paulo International Film Festival, the Havana Film Festival, the Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival, among others.

Accolades

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List of awards and nominations
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref.
Festival de Gramado 2002 Best Documentary (Critics Award) Edifício Master Won [5]
São Paulo International Film Festival 2002 Best Documentary Edifício Master Won [6]
Havana Film Festival 2003 Best Documentary Master: A Building in Copacabana Won [7]

References

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