Review 780: The Secret Agent
In 1977 Brazil, roughly at the midpoint of a 21-year military dictatorship, Armando Solimoes ( Wagner Moura), a former researcher travels to Recife during the carnival holiday to escape The Secret Agent (much like I'm Still Here from last year) is a film about a country under a dictatorship. They're not mearly an argument against immorality. We don't need films to preach to us why living under a military dictatorship is wrong. I'm Still Here strategies are meticulous and and result in a powerful film compared to Entirely apart from the ethical issues it raises, I'm Still Here works better as a broad narrative while The Secret Agent works better as a character piece about a man trying to escape corrupt politics touching on themes of resistance Wagner Moura (fresh off of Civil War) delivers a performance In the films opening, he arrives in Recife in a We don't know why he has come to Recife and we w...
