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São Paulo, Incorporated

Directed by Luis Sérgio Person
Brazil
1965
109 mins

Synopsis

The city and state of São Paulo somehow became Brazil’s main economic machine in the 20th century, the source of the country’s industrialisation, a magnet for people from all over the country to come and find work.

This taut chronicle of life in the mid‑1960s in the Brazilian megalopolis is a work of fiction with great performances by Walmor Chagas, Eva Wilma and Darlene Glória. It is also a terrific document of a country reshaped by industry. 4K restoration.

– Kleber Mendonça Filho, Curator

SAO PAULO S/A: Restored by The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project and Cineteca di Bologna in association with Cinemateca Brasileira, Lauper Films Ltda., and the family of Luiz Sérgio Person. Funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation.

Tickets

Sun 7 June 2026, 12:30pm
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Assisted ListeningWheelchair
  • Program Strand
    The Tropical Trail
  • Original Title
    SAO PAULO SOCIEDADE ANÔNIMA
  • Year
    1965
  • Classification
    Unclassified 15+
  • Country
    Brazil
  • Language
    In Portuguese with English subtitles
  • Director
    Luis Sérgio Person
  • Producer
    Renato Magalhães Gouveia
  • Cast
    Walmor Chagas, Eva Wilma, Ana Esmeralda
  • Screenwriter
    Luis Sérgio Person
  • Cinematographer
    Ricardo Aronovich
  • Editor
    Glauco Mirko Laurelli
  • Company Credits
    Festival Contact: Cineteca di Bologna

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