Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum (film)

Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum is a 1999 Brazilian film directed by Cao Hamburger, based on the Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum TV series.[5]

Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum
Film poster
Directed byCao Hamburger
Produced byVan Fresnot
Alain Fresnot
Cao Hamburger
Written byCao Hamburger
José Rubens Chachá
José Carvalho de Azevedo
João Emanuel Carneiro
Fernando Bonassi
Victor Navas
Anna Muylaert
StarringDiego Kozievitch
Rosi Campos
Sérgio Mamberti
Marieta Severo
Music byAndré Abujamra
Lulu Camargo
Edited byMichael Ruman
Production
company
A.F. Cinema e Vídeo
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • December 31, 1999 (1999-12-31)[1]
Running time
108 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese
BudgetR$6,7–7 million[2][3]
Box officeR$3,031,875[4]

Plot

In Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum 300-year-old Nino looks like he is eight or nine years old. Described by Graeber as a "Brazilian counterpart" to Harry Potter, Nino tries to write a book of spells. His aunt and uncle criticize his apprenticeship and Nino wants to play with ordinary children. Losangela, a relative, begins conspiring with real estate developers who hope to tear down Nino's family's mansion.[6]

Cast
  • Diegho Kozievitch as Antônino "Nino" Stradivarius
  • Rosi Campos as Morgana Stradivarius
  • Sérgio Mamberti as Dr. Victor Stradivarius
  • Marieta Severo as Losângela Stradivarius
  • Pascoal da Conceição as Abobrinha
  • Matheus Nachtergaele as Rato
  • Ângela Dip as Pénelope
  • Leandro Léo as João
  • Mayara Constantino as Cacau
  • Oscar Neto as Ronaldo

Reception

Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum grossed R$3,031,875 and was watched by 725,329 people in the 134 Brazilian theaters in which it was released.[4] It was nominated for the 2nd Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil for Best Film, Best Screenplay, and Best Release, and Vera Hamburger and Clóvis Bueno won the Best Art Direction Award.[7][8] At the 2000 Chicago International Children's Film Festival it won the "Children's Jury Prize – International Feature Film or Video - Live Action".[9] Critical-wise, Laurel Graeber of The New York Times said that it "charmingly captures the life of a Latin-style Addams Family."[6]

References
  1. "Castelo Rá-tim-bum". AdoroCinema (in Portuguese). AlloCiné. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  2. Eduardo, Cléber (December 1, 2010). "Custos em alta". Época (in Portuguese). Editora Globo. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  3. "Hoje tem Castelo Ra-Ti-bum Sesc Arsenal". Gazeta Digital (in Portuguese). Grupo Gazeta. December 14, 2008. Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  4. "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2012" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 1, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  5. "Ra Tim Bum Castle (2000)." The New York Times. Retrieved on December 8, 2008.
  6. Graeber, Laurel. "A Magical Childhood." The New York Times. Retrieved on December 8, 2008.
  7. "Veja os indicados do 2º Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil". Cineclick (in Portuguese). R7. February 5, 2001. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  8. ""Eu Tu Eles" vence "Oscar Brasileiro"". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. February 11, 2001. Archived from the original on July 9, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  9. "17th Annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival 2000 Awards" (PDF). Chicago International Children's Film Festival. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 4, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
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