Pictures of Ghosts

About Pictures of Ghosts

Downtown Recife’s classic movie palaces from the 20th century are mostly gone. That city area is now an archaeological site of sorts that reveals aspects of life in society which have been lost.

Pictures of Ghosts is a 2023 documentary film directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho. The film is filed under memory, movie theater, and love for cinema.

Kleber Mendonça Filho takes the lead as Self, Rubens Santos as Driver, Sonia Braga as Self (archive footage), and Maeve Jinkings as Self (archive footage). Released in August 2023, it runs 93 minutes.

The screenplay is by Kleber Mendonça Filho. American members can watch it on MUBI and MUBI Amazon Channel.

TMDB voters put it at 8.0 out of 10 across 72 votes.