Today’s Cinema Scene will be presented in Portuguese, with subtitles in Arabic, Aulacese (Vietnamese), Chinese, English, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.

Greetings and welcome to Cinema Scene on Supreme Master Television. In recent years, Brazil’s movie industry demonstrated increasing technical and artistic quality, paving the way for greater inclusion of Brazilian culture within world cinema.

Today’s program will feature three critically acclaimed movies catered toward younger audiences: “The Nutty Boy,” “Castle Rá-Tim-Bum” and “Monica’s Gang in an Adventure in Time.”

Let us first explore “The Nutty Boy,” a 1994 movie directed by Helvécio Ratoon. Based on the successful book of the same name written and designed by cartoonist Ziraldo, the award-winning film is set in the 1960s and invites us into the care-free world of Nutty, played by Samuel Costa.

Nutty is a bright, energetic young boy living happily with his nurturing family. He loves to play with his friends: the chubby Bocão, played by João Romeu Filho; Junin, played by Samuel Brandão; Lucio, played by Thiago Rodrigues; Herman, played by Caio Reiss; Julieta, played by Cristina Castro; Carol, played by Carolina Galvao; and Nina, played by Fernanda Guimarães Miranda.

Nutty makes up stories, composes short verses and tunes, and is always looking to forward to pulling new pranks on others. In his home, he is the source of joy and excitement; among friends, he is a born leader, always initiating quests to know things and being a good companion at all times.

Certainly, things seem to be all fun and games for Nutty, but through his adventures with friends, Nutty is also growing up and learning more about the life that lies ahead for him. When he goes to visit his grandparents in the countryside, they always shower him with adoration and all the attention in the world. Alas, they are aging and will not always be around for Nutty.

At school, Nutty is surprisingly one of the best students. But what should he do if he makes a mistake, especially if it is during their class play in front of an entire audience? Even in his neighborhood, Nutty and his friends find themselves in disputes with the boys who live in the nearest town, and his companions are counting on Nutty to smooth things out in a soccer game in which he will be the goalkeeper.

Inspired by the spirit of adventure that exists within each of us, “The Nutty Boy” is a lighthearted movie that will provide entertainment for all ages. The main character and his daily experiences are ones that many kids, and even adults, can identify with. And while he may seem “nutty” on the outside, the truth is that this boy is just blessed with the gift of happiness.

We’ll now enter a magical world where anything is possible in our next feature, “Castle Rá-Tim-Bum.” Directed by Cao Hamburguer, the 2000 production is about the Stradivarius, a traditional family of wizards.

In the midst of a great city stands an enchanted castle, Rá-Tim-Bum, which holds many secrets and spells. The castle is inhabited by a powerful 6,000-year-old sorceress, the wise Morgana, played by Rosi Campos; Dr. Victor, played by Sérgio Mamberti, a great sage wizard aged 3,000 years; and his nephew, the young apprentice Nino, played by Diego Kozievitch.

They are preparing for the alignment of the planets, a phenomenon that strengthens the powers of all magicians. The three are cautious of the wicked Losângela, played by Marieta Severo. Losângela is a cousin who has been expelled from the Morgan family for centuries, and now has plans for revenge. With the help of the ambitious Dr. Zucchini, played by Pascoal da Conceição, she takes away the abilities of Dr. Victor and Morgana and puts them under her control.

It is now up to Nino to stop Losângela and save his family. Although not confident about his special abilities, he must now create new spells in his book of magic for the planets to align. In his quest, he comes upon another obstacle: the fact that he is not a normal kid hinders his ability to make friends.

This is crucial setback since it is only through friendship with other the non-wizard children Cacau, João, and Ronaldo, played by Mayara Constantino, Leandro Léo, and Oscar Neto, respectively, that Nino will be able to find a way to free the castle and his family from Losângela.

With a creative script, amazing special effects, and impeccable casting, “Castle Rá-Tim-Bum” takes us to an enchanting realm of imagination. The film won several awards, including the Children's Jury Award at the Chicago International Children's Film Festival.

Our final feature of the day is “Monica’s Gang in an Adventure in Time.” This 2007 animated film is based on the popular comic book series entitled “Monica’s Gang,” which has entertained readers since the 1970s. The movie was directed and co-written by the cartoon’s creator, Mauricio de Sousa. The story revolves around a group of seven-year-old friends from the fictional neighborhood of Limoeiro in São Paulo.

At the beginning of the story, Franklin voiced by Rodrigo Andreatto, is putting the finishing touches on his time travel machine. As he proudly explains to his canine companion Blu, his invention works with the fusion of the four elements of nature: air, fire, earth and water.

Meanwhile, Jimmy Five, voiced by Maria Angélica Santos, and Smudge , portrayed by Paulo Cavalcante, are plotting to confiscate the cherished blue stuffed animal rabbit, Samson, belonging to Monica, voiced by Marli Bortoletto. A series of comedic mishaps ends with the outline of the duo’s so-called “infallible plan” landing in the hands of Monica herself as she is picnicking with her best friend Maggy, voiced by Elza Gonçalves.

The boys flee to seek refuge in Franklin’s office, but the girls are hot on their heels. In a fit of anger, Monica accidentally throws her rabbit into Franklin’s time travelling machine, sending the elements to different time periods.

With the separation of the elements, time will gradually slow down and ultimately stop. In order to save time, Monica’s Gang must now race against time to retrieve these important parts. Monica, accompanied by Blu, is sent via the machine into prehistoric times to recover the element of fire, while Jimmy Five is zapped into the future to the 30th century to locate the element of air.

On the other hand, Maggy, who must find the element of earth, goes several years back to when the friends were still infants. To recover the water element, Smudge travels to a community of indigenous peoples during the 17th century.

Unique and delightfully enthralling, “Monica’s Gang in an Adventure in Time” combines science fiction with humor to produce a fabulous tale of friendship and teamwork. Its lively visual style suitably enhances the energetic, comic book-approach of the production while the excellent voice cast and witty script furthers the enjoyment of the movie.

Imaginative and Entertaining “The Nutty Boy,” “Castle Rá-Tim-Bum,” and “Monica’s Gang in an Adventure in Time” rekindle the joyful inner child within us all.

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