Now comes —and the title alone is a head-turner: “A Coroa Gostosa.” (Rough translation: “The Tasty Crown” or “The Delicious Crown.”) What Is “A Coroa Gostosa”? Let’s be honest: with a title like that, expectations are already off the rails. And the film delivers—sort of. Clocking in at just under 25 minutes, shot entirely on a shaky smartphone camera and edited like a fever dream, A Coroa Gostosa follows the rise and fall (and rise again?) of Rei do Brigadeiro (King of Brigadeiro), a disgraced street vendor who finds a golden paper crown behind a supermarket.
The latest installment in Brazil’s most unapologetic homemade anthology series is here—and it’s wearing a very tasty crown. If you’ve been following the underground scene of Brazilian homegrown cinema, you already know the name Sombra Filmes Caseiros . For over a decade, this shadowy collective (or solo act? or rotating cast of chaos-makers?) has been churning out low-budget, high-personality shorts that blur the line between trash aesthetic and genuine avant-garde brilliance. Sombra Filmes Caseiros Vol 12 - A Coroa Gostosa
But that’s the point.