As if he was a comet, Rafael, the traveler, appears at the party for the town’s patron saint. He is the one who brings passion and crime, vanishing afterwards.Read More »
Nelson Dantas
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Paulo César Saraceni – O Viajante (1998)
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Paulo César Saraceni – A Casa Assassinada AKA The Murdered House (1971)
1971-1980ArthouseBrazilDramaPaulo César SaraceniNewly wed arrives at her husband’s family house, in the country. The heavy atmosphere of the house frightens her, and she takes refuge in her homosexual son-in-law’s room, who is kept locked and hidden from society. A tragedy occurs, causing her departure. She’s only to return seventeen years later, and sick.
Based on the great novel “Crônica da Casa Assassinada” by Lúcio CardosoRead More » -
Carlos Alberto Prates Correia – Cabaret Mineiro (1980)
1971-1980ArthouseBrazilCarlos Alberto Prates CorreiaExperimentalFocusing on the culture and beliefs of the people in the state of Minas Geraes in Brazil, this highly innovative drama by director Carlos Alberto Prates-Correia continuously blurs the line between fantasy and reality. At center stage is a man and his life, viewed from the perspective of his dreams, visions of the past, interpretations of the present, and a “real” world somewhere in-between. Cultural and social vignettes from life in Minas Geraes are interspersed throughout the film; the avant-garde approach of Prates-Correia contorts some of these vignettes into enigmas.Read More »