The best films of 2021
The top 3 according to 16 votes from people: Nomadland · The Power of the Dog · Drive My Car. (Updated Oct 6, 2022.)
The films released in Brazil in 2021 that appeared most in Brazilian critics' top lists (Papo de Cinema, CinePOP, Abraccine) and at the big awards.
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Top 12
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1
Nomadland
Chloé Zhao. Frances McDormand on the roads of the American West; best film for Papo de Cinema and three Oscars.
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2
The Power of the Dog
Jane Campion. Benedict Cumberbatch on a Montana ranch; Silver Lion in Venice.
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3
Drive My Car
Ryūsuke Hamaguchi. A theatre director and his driver, from Murakami.
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4
Minari
Lee Isaac Chung. A Korean family on an Arkansas farm; Oscar for Youn Yuh-jung.
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5
Dune
Denis Villeneuve. Paul Atreides on Arrakis; six technical Oscars.
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6
Private Desert
Aly Muritiba. A Curitiba policeman travels to Bahia after a woman he met online; audience award in Venice.
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Cabeça de Nêgo
Déo Cardoso. A student occupies his school in Fortaleza; best Brazilian film for Abraccine.
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8
The Father
Florian Zeller. Anthony Hopkins and dementia seen from the inside; Best Actor Oscar.
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9
Another Round
Thomas Vinterberg. Four teachers and a theory about alcohol; Oscar for Best International Feature.
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10
Promising Young Woman
Emerald Fennell. Carey Mulligan avenges her best friend; Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
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11
Madalena
Madiano Marcheti. The death of a trans woman and three characters in an agribusiness town in Mato Grosso do Sul.
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12
Titane
Julia Ducournau. Body horror and family; Palme d'Or at Cannes.
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Comments (3)
Drive My Car tem três horas e passa voando.
Que bom ver Deserto Particular e Cabeça de Nêgo na lista, cinema brasileiro em alta.
Ataque dos Cães é perturbador, a Jane Campion é uma mestra.