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Ornabi Bookstore
Ornabi Bookstore

ORNABI BOOKSTORE

Livraria Ornabi

Directed by Camilo Bianchini Cassoli
France, 1999
Short, Documentary

Synopsis

Between 1960 and 1980, Ornabi was the biggest second-hand bookstore in Brazil. The shop is now shutting down. Its owner, 88 years old, is retiring. The documentary brings the stories of the bookstore since its owner’s arrival in Brazil, fled from Portugal during WWII, until the shop’s last days.

Synopsis

Between 1960 and 1980, Ornabi was the biggest second-hand bookstore in Brazil. The shop is now shutting down. Its owner, 88 years old, is retiring. The documentary brings the stories of the bookstore since its owner’s arrival in Brazil, fled from Portugal during WWII, until the shop’s last days.