His first success, LĂșcio FlĂĄvio (1978), a controversial portrayal of a real-life bank robber, was enormously popular in Brazil, and it helped revive that countryâs flagging film industry. Babenco gained international acclaim with Pixote (1981), a film reminiscent of the work of Luis Buñuel. It chronicles the harrowing,âŠ
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