Linha de Passe na paralela do impossível

Starting with the metaphor already present in the title Linha de passe, the film by Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas (2008) searches for the representation of relations between football and cultural, political and sociological contexts. This feature film simultaneously shows the dramas and challenges of the life routine experienced by Cleuza, a domestic maid, and her four children: Dênis, Dinho, Dario and Reginaldo, who live together in a humble house in the metropolis of São Paulo. Through theoretical and critical contributions by several authors, such as Anatol Rosenfeld, Maurice Blanchot, Hilário Franco Júnior, Vsevolod Pudovkin, among others, we propose a brief filmic study of Linha de passe.

Keywords: Brazilian Cinema; Linha de passe; Football; Everyday life; Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas.