Cycle
From 02.10. To 07.10.2017.
Program of films by Hector Babenco
Program of films by Hector Babenco
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Kiss of the Spider Woman
(Brazil, 1985)
Directed by: Hector Babenco
PHOTOGRAPHY: Rodolfo Sánchez
Synopsis:
In a Brazilian prison two prisoners share a cell. They are completely different people: one is a transgender dreamer Luis Molina convicted for immoral behavior (sex with a minor) and the other is leftist activist and political prisoner Valentin Arregui. Trying to pass the time, Luis tells a story woven from two films and his own life. At first Valentin is against one of the films as it is Nazi propaganda but Luis focuses on the romantic aspect of the story. While the guards torture Valentin and...
color, digital, 120 min
PROJECTION:
Tuesday 03.10.2017 AT 19:00
Monday 02.10.2017 AT 19:30
King of the Night
(O rei da noite, Brazil, 1975)
Directed by: Hector Babenco
PHOTOGRAPHY: Lauro Escorel
Synopsis:
Old Tertuliano tells his life story. He was born in the 1920’s in São Paulo, and his first encounter with love was an unhappy one. Aninha, the girl he was in love with, was ill and had to move to Europe and they kept in touch through letters. Tertuliano started to study law and worked with his uncle, and his second love interest was the prostitute and cabaret singer called Queen of the Night. Then he met three daughters of his mother’s friend and had romantic relations...
color, digital, 97 min
PROJECTION:
Wednesday 04.10.2017 AT 21:10
Tuesday 03.10.2017 AT 21:00
Pixote
(Pixote: a lei do mais fraco, Brazil, 1981)
Directed by: Hector Babenco
PHOTOGRAPHY: Rodolfo Sánchez
Synopsis:
This films portrays brutal growing-up on the streets of São Paulo where children quickly lose their innocence in contact with crime, prostitution and violence. The protagonist is the ten-year-old kid Pixote who gets picked up by the police together with other homeless kids and sends them to a youth center for underage delinquents. There his life becomes even worse, and he starts to sniff glue in order to endure the violence and molesting carries out by the guards. Most of the young actor...
color, digital, 128 min
PROJECTION:
Thursday 05.10.2017 AT 21:00
Wednesday 04.10.2017 AT 19:00
Lucio Flavio
(Lúcio Flávio, o passageiro da agonia, Brazil, 1977)
Directed by: Hector Babenco
PHOTOGRAPHY: Lauro Escorel
Synopsis:
The film is based on the life story of Lúcio Flávio, Brazilian bandit from the 1970’s who was famous for his bank robberies and spectacular escapes. He lived in Rio de Janeiro, and before he was murdered in the prison in 1975, he discovered a network of corrupt cops and provided information to the Death Squad, group of policemen who killed criminals without a trial
color, digital, 118 min
PROJECTION:
Saturday 07.10.2017 AT 17:00
Thursday 05.10.2017 AT 19:00
Carandiru
(Brazil, 2003)
Directed by: Hector Babenco
PHOTOGRAPHY: Walter Carvalho
Synopsis:
This drama is based on the book by the doctor, AIDS specialist who worked in the Carandiru prison, one of the biggest and most violent prisons in Latin America. In 1992, there was a big massacre in which the police murdered more than a hundred inmates. The film was shot in the original location with former prisoners as actors, and the prison was torn down before the film was released. Through the doctor’s narration and short episodically told stories we learn about life in prison and meet...