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Brazilian noirretro seductionbureaucratic fever dream

Latest Episode

The End

50 min

Season 3 • Episode 10

Latest

The End

Dec 16, 2018

Overview

A man bored with his reality, works in the São Paulo government censorship department, is married to Isabel, but falls in love with Dora Dumar, an actress of the films he has the obligation to censor.

Content warning

1970s censorship

state control vs. personal freedomthe erotics of censorshipperformance and authenticitycomplicity and moral compromise

Standout Aspects

Production

Exquisite 1970s São Paulo period detail that breathes

Acting

Simone Spoladore's Dora—mysterious, damaged, unforgettable

Writing

Smart metaphor: censoring desire he desperately wants to consume

Best for:Streaming·Solo

Creators

Renato Fagundes, Luiz Noronha, Cláudio Torres, Leandro Assis

First AiredMay 24, 2015

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Seasons3·Episodes33

Top Cast

Marcos Winter

Vicente

Simone Spoladore

Dora Dumar

Adriano Garib

Manolo

Maria Luísa Mendonça

Isabel Souto

André Frateschi

Flint Westwood

Pierre Baitelli

Dario

Felipe Vidal

Figueira

Vinícius de Oliveira

Saulo

Cristina Lago

Bianca

Leandro Firmino

Carioca

Charles Fricks

Wolf

Carlo Mossy

Lúcifer Santos

Mário Gomes

Helio Pontes

Gracindo Júnior

General Otto Pontes

Maria Zilda Bethlem

Madre

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Cultural

Magnifica 70 brilliantly weaponizes Brazil's actual military dictatorship censorship (1964-1985), using Vicente's erotic obsession as metaphor for how authoritarian control colonizes even private desire.

Insight

The series title references São Paulo's 'Cine Magnifica' and 70mm film—Vicente literally falls for the medium he's paid to destroy, making his tragedy a love letter to cinema itself.

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