Piconzé

Piconzé is a 1973 Brazilian animated film written and directed by Ype Nakashima.

Plot
The story is set in a village called Green Valley, where Piconzé lives with his friends: Papo Louro the parrot and Chico Leitão the pig. When Gustavo Bigodão kidnaps Maria Esmeralda, Piconzé's girlfriend, the three set off to the rescue. Along the way, they encounter a dragon and a witch, crossing the kingdom of Saci.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) It is the first Brazilian animated film to be produced in color.
 * 2) The scenarios are wonderful, being made of actual clippings of magazines.
 * 3) It uses experimentation techniques that at the time were impressive.
 * 4) Contains a lot of funny moments.
 * 5) Good dialogue, with many lines being worth a chuckle.
 * 6) The animation is very creative.
 * 7) Great musical scores, especially Gustavo Bigodão's theme.
 * 8) Papo Louro and Chico Leitão are good comic relief sidekicks.
 * 9) Nice references to the Brazilian folklore.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Sometimes there's incoerhencies on the script.
 * 2) Some of the jokes may not sit well with today's times.

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