When The Marquees' Lights Go Out

The story of the Cinelândia Paulistana.

When The Marquees' Lights Go Out — Plot

Through archive footage and testimonials from former filmgoers, this documentary presents the story of the historical movie theaters located on the avenues of São João and Ipiranga and its surroundings, in São Paulo's city centre. Known as the Cinelândia Paulistana, this area lived its heyday in the 1950s, when there were more than 15 cinemas in full operation.

• Release date
• November 13, 2018
• Runtime
• 86 min
• Genres
• Documentary, History
• Director
• Renato Brandão

When The Marquees' Lights Go Out — Cast

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José Moreira Himself

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Inimá Simões Himself Máximo Barro Himself Ignácio de Loyola Brandão Himself Carlos Augusto Calil Himself

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Eduardo Santos Mendes Himself André Gatti Himself

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Paula Freire Santoro Herself