At the Edge of the Earth

Overview

On 17 May 1931, the young director Mário Peixoto released his masterpiece "Limite" in a premiere in Capitólio Theater in Rio de Janeiro to astonished audiences bewildered by the impressive and poetic images. Considered by many viewers the best Brazilian movie ever made, this feature has never been released commercially. However, in a great paradox, Mário Peixoto has never made any other movie. The director Sérgio Machado pays a great tribute to the life and work Mário Peixoto a.k.a. Maçarico by his close friends with this documentary, using his diary; footages of "Limite", the never concluded "Onde a Terra Acaba" (1933) and the short "O Homem do Morcego" (1980); and interesting testimonies of Olga Breno, Ruy Solberg, Nelson Pereira dos Santos and Walter Salles among others.

Directed by Sérgio Machado

Top cast

Mário Peixoto

Self (archive footage)

Carlos Diegues

Self

Olga Breno

Self

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Ermami Jamuzzi

Self

Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Self

Carmen Santos

Self (archive footage)

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Alcídes da Rocha Miranda

Self

A

Almerinda Rodrigues

Self

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Rui Solberg

Self

Walter Salles

Self

Matheus Nachtergaele

Narrator (voice)

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