Another strange Super 8 experiment made by Jomard Muniz de Britto, "City of Men" is a confusing of elements that presents a little about the town of João Pessoa, a
theatre director who struggles to bring culture to the audiences because he lacks in fundings and support, among other interviews with passers by and lots of popular music
being thrown away with those grainy yellowish images.
One unsual description about the movie seen on the internet mentions that the film's thematic is to deal with masculine culture in Paraíba. Well, the film doesn't address such issue but it's bizarre to note that througout the countless images of João Pessoa you cannot find any women in those streets and locations, which makes it a surreal experience of seeing a town without females. How was that even possible? If not a particular small documentary, then this was a crazed short fictional film that doesn't bring any questionings about their absence and neither shows us why men are so happy in each other's company. A real messy experience. 3/10.
One unsual description about the movie seen on the internet mentions that the film's thematic is to deal with masculine culture in Paraíba. Well, the film doesn't address such issue but it's bizarre to note that througout the countless images of João Pessoa you cannot find any women in those streets and locations, which makes it a surreal experience of seeing a town without females. How was that even possible? If not a particular small documentary, then this was a crazed short fictional film that doesn't bring any questionings about their absence and neither shows us why men are so happy in each other's company. A real messy experience. 3/10.