Xica da Silva /
"A diamond rush in the 1700s transformed Brazil's interior into a place of wealth and excess. In this unrestrained atmosphere, the slave Xica used her iron will and her sexual talent to seduce her way into becoming the unofficial Empress of Brazil, lording it over her former masters and gl...
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| Language Notes: | In Portuguese with enhanced yellow English subtitles. |
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New York, N.Y. :
New Yorker Video,
[1993]
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| Series: | Great directors (New Yorker Video (Firm))
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| Summary: | "A diamond rush in the 1700s transformed Brazil's interior into a place of wealth and excess. In this unrestrained atmosphere, the slave Xica used her iron will and her sexual talent to seduce her way into becoming the unofficial Empress of Brazil, lording it over her former masters and gleefully emptying the crown's treasury"--Container. |
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| Item Description: | "A New Yorker Films release." Originally released as a motion picture in 1976. A foreign film (Brazil). Running time on videocassette label and container: 109 min. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (117 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. |
| Format: | VHS. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Fotografia e câmera, Jose Medeiros ; montagem e edição, Mair Tavares ; música, Jorge Ben e Roberto Menescal. |
| ISBN: | 1567300642 |