Xica da Silva (1976) poster
1976 · drama · historical · comedy

Xica da Silva

Directed by Carlos Diegues1h 54m1976
  • brisk

The romanced story of Xica da Silva, a slave that used her "feminine atributes" in order to get power.

Our read · Xica da Silva (1976) reads as a warm, kinetic, inventive drama · historical · comedy entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook. Hand-scored on twelve axes of taste — mood, pacing, weirdness, hope, stakes, humour, reality, density, warmth, auteur, intensity, and era — with a derived palette drawn from its dominant cinematography.

Cast
Zezé MottaWalmor ChagasAltair LimaElke MaravilhaStepan Nercessian
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Each axis is hand-scored — not derived from votes or genre averages. The marker shows where this film sits; the gradient fill uses the film's own cinematography palette.

Mood · HeavyCosy
Pacing · Slow-burnKinetic
Intensity · GentleExtreme
Weirdness · ConventionalSurreal
Hope · NihilisticRedemptive
Stakes · IntimateEpic
Humour · NoneBroad
Reality · GroundedFantastical
Density · SparseTwisty
Warmth · ColdTender
Auteur · TransparentSignature
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