Tribute to Selton Mello’s 40-year career begins this Friday (24)

MUBI is promoting, starting this Friday, November 24th, a special to celebrate 40 years of the career of Selton Mello as an actor, director, screenwriter and voice actor through six films, which reach the streaming platform’s catalog for programming Selton Mello: 40 years of Cinema.

The productions explore the works of Selton Mello in acting – Archaic Farming (2001), The Smell of the Drain (2006) and The Mouse Weed (2008) -, in the direction – Merry Christmas (2008) and The clown (2011) -, and in dubbing – A Story of Love and Fury (2013). Check out the synopses below:

Lavoura Arcaica (2001)

In São Paulo in the 1940s, Pedro (Leonardo Medeiros, Blind goat) is tasked with bringing back his brother Andrew (Selton Mello), who moved away from his family because he had a domineering father (Raul Cortez, The Case of the Naves Brothers), an overly affectionate mother (Juliana Carneiro da Cunha, Ebb) and the jealousy of Pedro in relation to his father’s favoritism. What complicates the return of Andrew is his unusual relationship with his sister, A-N-A (Simone Spoladore, Elvis & Madonna).

The Smell of the Drain (2006)

Directed by Heitor Dhaliathis dark comedy tells the story of Lourenço (Selton Mello), owner of a pawn shop who buys used objects from desperate residents, whether for his perverse power games or for his own livelihood. However, he loses control of his life when he meets a waitress (Paula Braun, Life of a Clerk) and the smell of his store drain.

The Mouse Weed (2008)

Two strangers meet (Selton Mello It is Alessandra Negrini, 2 Rabbits) in a cemetery by the sea, and he takes care of her, creating a unique relationship, telling stories and photographing her. Everything changes when a mouse destroys the photos and he begins to realize that the mouse has a deeper role in his life than it seems.

Merry Christmas (2008)

Gaius (Leonardo Medeiros) is 40 years old and works in a scrapyard in the countryside. Close to Christmas, he decides to return home. Today, Gaius He has a partner and a constant occupation, but in the past he led a life of great irresponsibility, marking his family with a tragedy that seems to have no end. The proximity of Christmas makes him take stock, deciding to return home, and his visit could set fire to a home already in ruins.

The Clown (2011)

Benjamin (Selton Mello) It is Valdemar (Paulo José, Macunaíma) form the fabulous clown duo Pangaré and Puro Sangue. They live on the roads in the company of the fun troupe Circo Esperança. But Benjamin He believes he has lost his grace and goes on an adventure to make his dream come true. As director, co-writer and protagonist, Selton Mello reinvents the road movie with this elegant and profound blockbuster.

A Story of Love and Fury (2013)

Selton Mello lends his iconic voice to this animation, directed by Luiz Bolognesi, about an almost 600-year-old man who follows the history of Brazil. As he seeks the resurrection of his beloved, Janaína (Camila Pitanga, Basic Sanitation – The Movie), it goes through battles between Tupinambás and Tupiniquins, before the Portuguese arrived in the country, through resistance to the military dictatorship until the war for water in 2096.