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by Terry Gilliam

Who uses, recommends or left Brazil, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.

8 people

Ty Segall
American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer of garage and psychedelic rock, with more than a dozen solo albums, and a member of the bands Fuzz and GØGGS.
loved

I’m a sucker for dystopian sci-fi films set in the near future, especially when they’re absurd or have a sense of humor—that’s why I love Brazil.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Ty Segall, the entry for Brazil.

2022-08-26·criterion.com ↗

Michael Imperioli
American actor and musician; won an Emmy as Christopher Moltisanti in The Sopranos (1999 to 2007) and played Dominic in the second season of The White Lotus (2022).
loved

Brazil is over-the-top, terrifying, funny, and moving.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Michael Imperioli, the entry for Brazil.

2019-04-18·criterion.com ↗

Julia Cafritz
American guitarist and occasional singer of the New York noise scene; co-founded Pussy Galore with Jon Spencer in 1985 and formed Free Kitten with Kim Gordon in 1992.
loved

While Safe is all muted colors, on the other side of the spectrum, there’s the in-your-face brash vision of Terry Gilliam’s 1985 masterpiece Brazil.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Julia Cafritz, the entry for Brazil.

2016-03-31·criterion.com ↗

Ben Wheatley
English filmmaker of thrillers and horror laced with black comedy, including Kill List (2011), Sightseers (2012), A Field in England (2013) and High-Rise (2015).
loved

I loved it. To me, Brazil has everything: it’s funny, horrible, elegant, and messy.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Ben Wheatley, the entry for Brazil.

2015-02-26·criterion.com ↗

Edgar Wright
British film director of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and Baby Driver.
loved

When I first saw Brazil in the late ’80s, it hit me like a truck. It was such a powerful, bold vision, so joyous in its escapism and so crushing in its ultimate nihilism, that it left my teenage mind in tatters.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Edgar Wright, the entry for Brazil.

2011-09-27·criterion.com ↗

Guillermo del Toro
Mexican film director of Pan’s Labyrinth, The Shape of Water and Pinocchio.
loved

Brazil remains one of the most important films of my life, and Time Bandits is a Roald Dahl–ian landmark to all fantasy films.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Guillermo del Toro, the entry for Brazil.

2010-12-07·criterion.com ↗

Mike Allred
American comic book artist and writer; creator of Madman and co-creator of iZombie, with work drawing on the pop art and comic art of the 1950s and 1960s.
loved

Here again, Time Bandits would be ranked as my favorite of the two, for its innocence and subversively “kid-friendly” delivery—though at its heart, it’s every bit as dark as the priceless Brazil.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Mike Allred, the entry for Brazil.

2008-09-16·criterion.com ↗

Rian Johnson
American film director and screenwriter of Brick, Looper and Knives Out.
liked

If somebody had the Criterion Brazil at their apartment, it would draw a crowd. A beautiful transfer, exhaustive supplements, and the “Love Conquers All” cut is a holy terror of a revelation.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Rian Johnson, the entry for Brazil.

2008-11-20·criterion.com ↗

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