Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum (film)

Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum
Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum
	Film poster
Directed by	Cao Hamburger
Written by	Cao Hamburger; José Rubens Chachá; José Carvalho de Azevedo; João Emanuel Carneiro; Fernando Bonassi; Victor Navas; Anna Muylaert
Produced by	Van Fresnot; Alain Fresnot; Cao Hamburger
Starring	Diego Kozievitch; Rosi Campos; Sérgio Mamberti; Marieta Severo
Edited by	Michael Ruman
Music by	André Abujamra; Lulu Camargo
Production; companies	A.F. Cinema e Vídeo; CAOS Produçoes; TV Cultura
Distributed by	Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International
Release date	December 31, 1999;
Running time	108 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese
Budget	R$6,7–7 million
Box office	R$3,031,875

Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum is a 1999 Brazilian film directed by Cao Hamburger, based on the Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum TV series.^[5]

Plot

In Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum 300-year-old Nino looks like he is eight or nine years old. Described by Graeber as a "Brazilian counterpart" to Harry Potter, Nino tries to write a book of spells. His aunt and uncle criticize his apprenticeship and Nino wants to play with ordinary children. Losangela, a relative, begins conspiring with real estate developers who hope to tear down Nino's family's mansion.^[6]

Cast

Diegho Kozievitch as Antônino "Nino" Stradivarius
Rosi Campos as Morgana Stradivarius
Sérgio Mamberti as Dr. Victor Stradivarius
Marieta Severo as Losângela Stradivarius
Pascoal da Conceição as Abobrinha
Matheus Nachtergaele as Rato
Ângela Dip as Pénelope
Leandro Léo as João
Mayara Constantino as Cacau
Oscar Neto as Ronaldo

Reception

Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum grossed R$3,031,875 and was watched by 725,329 people in the 134 Brazilian theaters in which it was released.^[4] It was nominated for the 2nd Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil for Best Film, Best Screenplay, and Best Release, and Vera Hamburger and Clóvis Bueno won the Best Art Direction Award.^[7]^[8] At the 2000 Chicago International Children's Film Festival it won the "Children's Jury Prize – International Feature Film or Video - Live Action".^[9] Critical-wise, Laurel Graeber of The New York Times said that it "charmingly captures the life of a Latin-style Addams Family."^[6]

References

^ "Castelo Rá-tim-bum". AdoroCinema (in Portuguese). AlloCiné. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
^ Eduardo, Cléber (December 1, 2010). "Custos em alta". Época (in Portuguese). Editora Globo. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
^ "Hoje tem Castelo Ra-Ti-bum Sesc Arsenal". Gazeta Digital (in Portuguese). Grupo Gazeta. December 14, 2008. Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2012" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
^ "Ra Tim Bum Castle (2000)." The New York Times. Retrieved on December 8, 2008.
^ ^a ^b Graeber, Laurel. "A Magical Childhood." The New York Times. Retrieved on December 8, 2008.
^ "Veja os indicados do 2º Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil". Cineclick (in Portuguese). R7. February 5, 2001. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
^ ""Eu Tu Eles" vence "Oscar Brasileiro"". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. February 11, 2001. Archived from the original on July 9, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
^ "17th Annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival 2000 Awards" (PDF). Chicago International Children's Film Festival. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 4, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2014.

External links

Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum at IMDb

[1] "Castelo Rá-tim-bum". AdoroCinema (in Portuguese). AlloCiné. Retrieved June 2, 2014.

[2] Eduardo, Cléber (December 1, 2010). "Custos em alta". Época (in Portuguese). Editora Globo. Retrieved June 2, 2014.

[3] "Hoje tem Castelo Ra-Ti-bum Sesc Arsenal". Gazeta Digital (in Portuguese). Grupo Gazeta. December 14, 2008. Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014.

[ancine-4] "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2012" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014.

[5] "Ra Tim Bum Castle (2000)." The New York Times. Retrieved on December 8, 2008.

[Graeber-6] Graeber, Laurel. "A Magical Childhood." The New York Times. Retrieved on December 8, 2008.

[7] "Veja os indicados do 2º Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil". Cineclick (in Portuguese). R7. February 5, 2001. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2014.

[8] ""Eu Tu Eles" vence "Oscar Brasileiro"". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. February 11, 2001. Archived from the original on July 9, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2014.

[9] "17th Annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival 2000 Awards" (PDF). Chicago International Children's Film Festival. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 4, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2014.

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