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At the Edge of the Earth (2002)

On 17 May 1931, the young director Mário Peixoto released his masterpiece "Limite" in a premiere in Capitólio Theater in Rio de Janeiro to astonished audiences bewildered by the impressive and poetic images. Considered by many viewers the best Brazilian movie ever made, this feature has never been released commercially. However, in a great paradox, Mário Peixoto has never made any other movie. The director Sérgio Machado pays a great tribute to the life and work Mário Peixoto a.k.a. Maçarico by his close friends with this documentary, using his diary; footages of "Limite", the never concluded "Onde a Terra Acaba" (1933) and the short "O Homem do Morcego" (1980); and interesting testimonies of Olga Breno, Ruy Solberg, Nelson Pereira dos Santos and Walter Salles among others.

Release: 2002-07-07
Runtime: 74 min
Rating: 7.143 / 10
Cast
Mário Peixoto
Mário Peixoto
Self (archive footage)
Carlos Diegues
Carlos Diegues
Self
Olga Breno
Olga Breno
Self
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Ermami Jamuzzi
Self
Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Self
Carmen Santos
Carmen Santos
Self (archive footage)
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Alcídes da Rocha Miranda
Self
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Almerinda Rodrigues
Self
No Image
Rui Solberg
Self
Walter Salles
Walter Salles
Self
Matheus Nachtergaele
Matheus Nachtergaele
Narrator (voice)