MovieDocumentary

Only Ten Percent Is a Lie

Name: Only Ten Percent Is a Lie
Director: Pedro Cezar
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2010-01-28
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 8.375
Cast: Manoel de Barros, Paulo Giannini, Joel Pizzini, Bianca Ramoneda

20101h 22m8.4Directed by Pedro Cezar

The life and literature of Mato Grosso do Sul poet Manoel de Barros. Alternating sequences of interviews with the poet, verses from his poetry, and statements of connoisseurs of his literature, the film portrays a revealing panel of the author's language. Manoel de Barros, age 91, with some 20 books published, lives in Campo Grande. Acknowledged, the winner of several literary prizes, he is the Brazilian writer who accounts for the greatest sale in poetry in Brazil.

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