- TitleCidade de Deus (Original)
Stadt Gottes (Alternative)
The City of God (Alternative)
Ciudad de Dios (Alternative) - ArticlesArticles held in BFI Reuben LibraryIn: New Cinemas v6 n1 2008, pp. 5-15
Narration in World cinema: Mapping the flows of formal... / Eleftheria THANOULI
Article, Bibliography - English
"...exchange in the era of globalisation".By analysing a num ber of films from across the globe in terms of post-classica l narration the author debates the question of western supre macy in the production of cinematic forms.In: Empire n228 June 2008, pp. 125-130
The greatest movie studios: part 4: a complete history...
Article, Filmography - English - illustrations
"...Miramax". History of Miramax Films and how they transformed independent filmmaking. Includes a top ten and brief critique of the studio's best films.In: Empire n201 March 2006, pp. 77-88,90-101
201 Greatest movies of all time
Article - English - illustrations
A listing of the top two hundred and one films as chosen by the reader's of Empire magazine. With comments by actors and filmmaker's.In: Empire n202 April 2006, pp. 170-171
At Home/All-Time 100: Month Six: Gangsters & Westerns / Ian Nathan
DVD Review - English - illustrations
A selection of ten gangster films and westerns are chosen to be included in a perfect DVD collection of one hundred filmsIn: Empire n190 April 2005, pp. 62
Intermission: Gift From God
Interview, Short Article - English - illustrations
Interview with Seu Jorge about his role in the film THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU and about being the first actor from the film CIDADE DE DEUS to crossover into an English language film.In: Black Filmmaker v6 n26 Sep/Oct 2004, pp. 45-46
City of God / Otatade ISEGHOHI
Review - English - illustrationsIn: Screen International n1435 9 Jan 2004, pp. 12,14
Production: Latin lovers / Anna Marie DE LA FUENTE
Article - English - illustrations
Details of recent US studio involvement in Latin American cinema and its effect on the cultural integrity of the region. Includes a chart showing box office statistics for key titles including Fernando Meirelles CITY OF GOD.In: In the Picture n49 June 2004, pp. 14-15
Us and them - in the City of God / Nick LACEY
Article - English - illustrations
On CIDADE DE DEUS and the possibility of using it for study with GCSE students.In: Third Text n70 September 2004, pp. 475-481
Aesthetics and Ethics in City of God: Content Fails, Form... / João Marcelo MELO
Article - English - illustrations
"...Talks". On the tension between form and content in CIDADE DE DEUS, suggesting that the "reality" of the film is mythical and therefore fetishistic.In: El Amante Cine n141 January 2004, pp. 14-36
La mirada de los otros y de nosotros / JG
Review - Spanish
Brief reviews of the top films of 2003.In: Studies in Hispanic Cinemas v1 n2 2004, pp. 75-84
Animals were harmed during the making of this film:... / Rob STONE
Article, Bibliography - English
Title:"...A cruel reality in Hispanic cinema" Analyses the parallel between the real animal cruelty of a series of Spanish films and that which has recently been perceived by the British press in recent Latinamerican filmsIn: Film-Echo/Filmwoche n17 26 Apr 2003, pp. 34
Filmkritiken / Reinhard KLEBER
Credits, Review - German - illustrationsIn: Film-Echo/Filmwoche n17 26 Apr 2003, pp. 9
Unfefährlicher Dreh inmitten der Slums / Thilo WYDRA
Interview - German - illustrations
Interview with director Fernando Meirelles who discusses his film CITY OF GOD and refers to his hopes for a new project based on five separate stories in five different countries.In: Cinema Scope n14 Spring 2003, pp. 79
Currency: A Time to Kill / QUINTÍN
Review - English - illustrationsIn: Cineforum n426 Jun/Jul 2003, pp. 59-62
Quei bravi ragazzi venuti dal Brasile / Matteo BITTANTI
Credits, Review - Italian - illustrationsIn: Empire n164 February 2003, pp. 94-95
The sum of all fears / Fernando MEIRELLES
Article - English - illustrations
Director Fernando Meirelles writes about the making of CITY OF GOD, and why he chose to do it.In: El Amante Cine n133 May 2003, pp. 64
Reflexiones sobre CIUDAD DE DIOS de Fernando Meirelles / María Luisa VIVES
Letter - SpanishIn: El Amante Cine n131 March 2003, pp. 26
Una de tiros: CIUDAD DE DIOS / Javier PORTA FOUZ
Review - Spanish - illustrationsIn: Sight and Sound v13 n2 February 2003, pp. 3
Gun-ho / Nick JAMES
Editorial - English
Two gang-related films, CITY OF GOD and GANGS OF NEW YORK are given "an extra interpretative dimension" because of their conjunction with the tragedy of the gang killing of two teenage girls in Birmingham in December 2002.In: Film Score Monthly v8 n4 Apr/May 2003, pp. 45
Pocket CD reviews / Stephen A. KENNEDY
Soundtrack Review - English - illustrationsIn: Screen International n1430 21 Nov 2003, pp. 22
Awards countdown: oscar players / Jeremy KAY, Mike GOODRIDGE
Interview - English - illustrations
Director Fernando Meirelles discusses the impact and success of his film CITY OF GOD.In: Interview March 2003, pp. 114-115
Katia Lund / FAB 5 FREDDY
Short Article - English - illustrations
Career profile of Katia Lund with an appreciation of CIDADE DE DEUS.In: Kinetoscopio n65 2003, pp. 45-58
18 Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata / Ernesto BABINO
Festival Report - Spanish - illustrations
Includes an interview with director Fernando Meirelles on CIUDADD DE DIOS.In: The Independent Film and Video Monthly v26 n10 December 2003, pp. 40-43
Waxing Improvisational: Why Directors Work Without Scripts / Jason GUERRASIO
Article, Interview - English - illustrations
Looks at improvisation in films, particularly in RAISING VICTOR VARGAS, CITY OF GOD and ELEPHANT.In: American Cinematographer v84 n2 February 2003, pp. 82-84,86-90
Boys from Brazil: the South American drama City of God ... / Jean OPPENHEIMER
Article - English - illustrations
Cinematography details for CIDADE DE DEUS (City of God). "...conveys the chaos and violence that plague a notorious slum".In: Film Review n626 January 2003, pp. 76
New movies / Nick BRIGGS
Credits, Review - English - illustrationsIn: Premiere v16 n6 February 2003, pp. 43
Teenage wasteland / Mark SALISBURY
Interview - English - illustrations
Director Fernando Meirelles comments on his decision to make CITY OF GOD using improvisational techniques and casting children from Rio's slums.In: Télérama n2774 15 Mar 2003, pp. 38-39
Cinéma critiques / Aurélien FERENCZI
Credits, Review - French - illustrationsIn: Sight and Sound v13 n1 January 2003, pp. 28-30
Angels with dirty faces / Ismail XAVIER
Article - English - illustrations
Critical reading of CIDADE DE DEUS which assesses the reasons for the film's astonishing success in Brazil.In: Sight and Sound v13 n1 January 2003, pp. 38-39
Reviews / Paul Julian Smith
Credits, Review, Synopsis - English - illustrationsIn: Premiere n313 March 2003, pp. 36
La spontanéité contrôlée de Fernando Meirelles / Gérard DELORME
Interview - French - illustrations
Interview with Fernando Meirelles who discusses the making of CITY OF GOD.In: Premiere n313 March 2003, pp. 36
Cahier critique / Christophe NARBONNE
Credits, Review - French - illustrationsIn: Cineforum n416 July 2002, pp. 36
Review - Italian
In a special on the Cannes International Film Festival 2002.In: Sight and Sound v12 n7 July 2002, pp. 12-18
Cannes 2002: rich and strange / Nick JAMES
Article - English - illustrations
Festival report and reviews of thirty of the films screened at Cannes 2002, including CIDADE DE DEUS.In: Screen International n1359 14 Jun 2002, pp. 23
A Scorsese of the favelas. / Sheila JOHNSTON
Credits, Review - EnglishIn: Cannes Film Festival Catalogue v55th May 15-26, 2002, pp. 42-43
Credits, Synopsis - French - illustrations
Credits include production/distriubtion/sales contact details. Synopsis in French and English. Brief script excerpt.In: Screen International n1366 2 Aug 2002, pp. 18
Case study: City of God. / Anna DE LA FUENTE
Credits, Prod. Report - English - illustrations
Production report on the making of Brazilian film CITY OF GOD about Rio's criminal youth. Directed by Fernando Meirelles.In: Black Filmmaker v5 n18 Dec/Jan 2002/03, pp. 14-15
Losing My Religion / Mark NORFOLK
Review - English - illustrationsIn: Variety 3 Jun 2002, pp. 25,26
Film Reviews / David ROONEY
Credits, Review, Synopsis - English - illustrationsIn: London Film Festival Catalogue v46th 2002, pp. 25
Credits, Note - English - illustrations
Director's note. Credits include production/UK distribution/ international sales contact details.In: Film Comment v38 n4 Jul/Aug 2002, pp. 10-11
Discovery: Fernando Meirelles / Alcino Leite NETO
Article - English - illustrations
Background on director Fernando Meirelles and on his film CITY OF GOD, including comments by Meirelles on the making of the film.