简介：FantasiesandclichésaboutBrazilandBraziliansasreinforcedbyinternationalfilms,eventhoseactuallyshotinBrazil.Thisdocumentaryfeaturesinterviewswithnon-Braziliandirectors,writersandstarswhohavebeeninvolvedinsomeofthosefilms. ThenationofBrazilisalandofexoticbeauty,wherethesensuousrhythmsofthebossanovapulsateallnightandglamorousmenandwomensunthemselvesonthebeachesallday.Oratleastthat'sthepictureofBrazilthatoneislikelytogetfromgoingtothemovies;however,Hollywood'simageofBrazil(likemuchofLatinAmerica)doesn'thaveastrongbasisinfact,andfilmmakerLuciaMuratexploresthegulfbetweenrealityandtheAmericanmythofBrazilinOlharEstrangeiro(akaTheForeignEye).InadditiontopointingoutsomeofthemoreobviouserrorsinAmericanfilmssetinBrazil(inNextStop,Wonderland,touristsdiscussthebeachesofSaoPaolo,aindustrialinlandcity),Muratinterviewsanumberofnotedactorsandfilmmakerswhoareseeminglyunawareofhowinaccuratetheirworkhappenstobe(includingMichaelCaine,HopeDavis,JonVoigt,ZalmanKingandLarryGelbart).ThefilmalsoincludesconversationswithEuropeandirectors(includingPhilippedeBrocaandEduoardLuntz,whoarequestionedabouttheirownskewedperceptionofBrazil.TheForeignEyereceiveditsAmericanpremiereatthe2006LosAngelesLatinoFilmFestival.…