Cycle
From 08.04. To 13.04.2013.
Retrospective of Brazilian Films
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Films in cycle
Diary of a Provincial Girl
(Vida de Menina, 2005.)
Directed by: Helena Solberg
PHOTOGRAPHY: Pedro Farkas
Synopsis:
The film is set at the end of the 19th century, during the abolition of slavery and the fall of the monarchy. We follow the transition of the Brazilian society through a diary of a teenage girl who lives in the colonial town of Diamantina. The film is based on a biographical novel by Helena Morley, who grew up in a mining town that used to be rich in diamonds. Unlike the other townsfolk, Helena's father is stubbornly looking for diamonds, to the detriment of his family, who lives on the verge o...
color, digital, 101 min
PROJECTION:
Tuesday 09.04.2013 AT 19:00
Monday 08.04.2013 AT 19:30
Primo Basílio
(2007.)
Directed by: Daniel Filho
PHOTOGRAPHY: Nonato Estrela
Synopsis:
The film’s theme is universal marital infidelity. When past comes knocking on the door, the heroes of the story must learn to resist temptation and face up to the prospect that the future might not be what they imagined. The story is set in the late 1950s, adapted from the novel by the Brazilian writer Eça de Queirós.
color, digital, 104 min
PROJECTION:
Wednesday 10.04.2013 AT 19:00
Tuesday 09.04.2013 AT 21:00
Baptism of Blood
(Batismo de sangue, 2006.)
Directed by: Helvécio Ratton
PHOTOGRAPHY: Lauro Escorel
Synopsis:
Moved by ideals of freedom, Dominican friars decide to stand up to the military dictatorship. That experience will change them forever. The film is based on biographical records of father Betto, about his life and the lives of his fellow priests and associates, Tito, Fernando and Ivo. During the military dictatorship in Brazil, which lasted from 1964 to 1985, they helped the leftists fight against the authorities until their arrest, when they were brutally tortured.
color, digital, 110 min
PROJECTION:
Thursday 11.04.2013 AT 19:00
Wednesday 10.04.2013 AT 21:00
Not by Chance
(Não por acaso, 2007.)
Directed by: Philippe Barcinski
PHOTOGRAPHY: Pedro Farkas
Synopsis:
The lives of two men from São Paulo, who don't know each other, will be joined and forever branded by a tragic event. Privately similar, Pedro and Ênio like the feeling of control over their lives. It will be taken away from them when their loved ones die in a traffic accident. Pedro suddenly loses his wife, and Ênio his ex-wife. They will both have to confront their losses in order to let new people into their lives.
color, digital, 100 min
PROJECTION:
Friday 12.04.2013 AT 19:00
Thursday 11.04.2013 AT 21:00
Lower City
(Cidade baixa, 2005.)
Directed by: Ribeiro Machado
PHOTOGRAPHY: Toca Seabra
Synopsis:
Do love, friendship and tolerance have limits? What happens when a girl comes between two friends who both fall in love with her? Will their friendship survive? Naldinho and Deco are old friends who own a rickety boat and rent it out. One day, they meet a pretty young dancer and prostitute Karinna, who asks them to give her a lift. As payment, she offers them her services...