Greenes Please don't spend money on this.

Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

LouHomey From my favorite movies..

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Red-125 Madame Satã (2002) is more or less a biography of a Brazilian criminal, pimp, and abuser of both men and women. I think we are to understand that his actions are driven by his ambition to be a transvestite star in the Rio de Janeiro slums.I don't know if the performances we see are meant to be evidence of talent--I can't judge what a Brazilian audience would enjoy in 1932. I do know that the protagonist's behavior was consistently cruel and explosively violent.Nothing I saw in this film impressed me. It was shown at the Rochester Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Is this the best film the committee could find about cross-dressing?

Brunicos It's a surprise to watch this movie, because we [brazillians] are finally having our movies being screened at major theaters, and that pleases me. But, let me talk about the movie. I was dazzled with the energy of this movie, because Lázaro Santos IS Madame Satã in such a powerfull way that is almoust scary. It might not have a very good plot line, but the way the movie was shot is incredible, it seems that the camera is loose, as wild as Mme Satã with a unique photogray[if you watch carefully, you'll see that the director explores the shadows and use an artifice of 'portrait' to limit the screen...and the camera's iris-or diafragama- is so open that only one object is visible at the time] and an extraordinary soundtrack!!! There are some scenes that are so powerfull that I think beats one particulary scene from "Hable con Ella" when Lydia faces the bull for the first time. Don't avoid this movie because of the homosexualism, because then you are going to be stupid enough to miss it! A new brazilian movie that is not limited by the difficulties to produce a movie here. A must see

goyoimdb I feel proud about the Brazilian cinema of the last years. Although facing many difficulties, mainly financial ones, the Brazilian film-makers are proving that it is possible to make a truly high level cinema here. "Madame Satã" is just another example of this new Brazilian cinematography. Excellent photography, which really brings to the screen the mood of 30's bars and nightclubs from Lapa (Rio de Janeiro traditional bohemian neighbourhood, known also for its violence). The camera is "drunk" and "high" in many moments, in others is able to show tenderness in an ultra violent and uncontrolable character (the scenes where João Francisco takes care of Laurita's baby). The cast is excellent, with a great merit of young Lázaro Ramos, performing a character that has everything to lead to exageration or to a ridiculous acting; even though, Lázaro manages to bring to life in a realistic way someone who is a homosexual with feminine behaviour in some times and in other times is a scary fighter, who could deal with 3 or 4 opponents bare handed. The main achievement of the film, though, in my opinion, is that the director wanted to show the personality of João Francisco, not worrying too much in telling a story. The plot is almost absent, we are invited to make part of João Francisco's turbulent, violent and difficult life through Lapa's gethos and bars, dealing with prostitutes, police, thugs and dangerous people. We can understand why Francisco,later called "Madame Satã" lived that way (even though we may not agree with it) , having in one hand the fascination for a fairy tale world of fantasy, with songs in French and taking care of a baby and in the other hand dealt with streetfights, robbery and eventual imprisonments in jail. If it is difficult for someone to be poor, black and homosexual in nowaday's Brazil, imagine in the 30's! Great movie, great acting, great photography, great editing, the only thing I can do is give it a 10!

mark-783 What a total surprise. One sunny Afternoon, my associate and I wander into a dark little cinema in Cannes to see a little pubicised film.From the moment the the turquoise beads on the bead curtain parted, and the rich tones of a Brazilian voice, spoke, we were mesmerised.An incredible mix of doom, dispair and triumph in abject failure and disaster.MUST BE SEEN!!!