Lavoura Arcaica (2001)

Réalisateur:

Luiz Fernando Carvalho

Writers:

Luiz Fernando Carvalho (writer)
Raduan Nassar (novel)

Release Date:

2 mai 2002 (Argentina)

Plot:

Brazilian baroque. The young son that ran from his dominant family, descends into decadence and then returns to the nest...

Plot Keywords:

Father Son Relationship | Prostitute | Train | Party | Pigeon

Awards:

39 wins & 15 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

You Need To Be Patient and Probably Read the Book First

Ensemble

Selton Mello	...	André
Raul Cortez	...	Father
Juliana Carneiro da Cunha	...	Mother
Simone Spoladore	...	Ana
Leonardo Medeiros	...	Pedro, the elder brother
Caio Blat	...	Lula, the younger brother
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Felipe Abreu Salomão
Samir Muci Alcici Júnior
Leda Samara Antunes
Pablo César Câncio	...	André as a boy
Luiz Fernando Carvalho	...	André - Narrator (voice)
Raphaela Borges David
Denise Del Vecchio	...	Prostitute
Fábio Luiz Marinho de Oliveira
Laura Hallack Ferreira
Christiana Kalache
Kalil Ibrahim Mansur
Sula Moreira Miana
Mônica Nassif	...	Sister
Renata Rizek	...	Sister

Autre(s) titre(s) :

LavourArcaica (Brazil) (alternative spelling)
To the Left of the Father (International: English title)
À la gauche du père (France) [fr]

Durée:

163 min | Argentina:171 min | Cuba:171 min

Pays:

Brazil

Langue:

Portugais

Couleur:

Couleur

Son:

Stereo

Classification:

Argentina:16 | France:-12

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Minas Gerais, Brazil

Company:

VideoFilmes

You Need To Be Patient and Probably Read the Book First

I read and heard many good comments about the cult "Lavoura Arcaica", and I have been waiting for the DVD for four years. I have just bought the "previously seen" DVD from a rental, and I have not finished watching the movie yet (I have just seen 122 minutes running time, and I am writing this review to rest before the next 50 minutes conclusion). This movie has great cinematography and music score, and an awesome and impressive performance of Selton Mello. Unfortunately the director and screenplay writer Luis Fernando Carvalho wrote a very boring screenplay, forgetting that cinema must have a suitable pace and language. Further, that the viewer not necessarily read the novel of Raduan Nassar before watching his movie. The poetic and erudite lines and dialogs are not adequate for cinema, but for theater. The movie is spoken in my native language, and I am completely tired with two hours of a very heavy and theatrical story. Imagine overseas viewers, trying to read the subtitles with this very unusual text! I have just checked the awards of "Lavoura Arcaica" and most of them refers to cinematography, lead actor, supporting actor and actress and other technical awards (art direction, editing, sound, music etc), which I totally agree. With a better screenplay and pace, "Lavoura Arcaica" could be an excellent movie. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Lavoura Arcaica" ("Archaic Field Work")