Superb acting, incredible screenplay, wonderful movie journey. This films deserves more visibility. It shows Brazil as it really is. I saw it at a film festival in Nashville where it won a couple of awards. I learned after that it won more awards. Well deserved. Although it should, it will probably never be released on the commercial circuit. What a shame. It is based on a short story by Austrian Jewish writer Stephan Zweig, who emigrated go Brazil in the 1930ies and committed suicide. The film is both a quite liberal adaptation of the story and a very faithful one in the sense that it captures the essence of it, without being caught in its details. The main character, Beto, is played by Vladimir Brichta with nuance and intelligence. The way he handles the changes in the character is very subtle. The old collector, played by Walmor Chagas, shows charisma, humor and emotion. In fact, all the actors are amazing. The cinematography is beautiful and the soundtrack impeccable, always organic.
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Life changing experience--I meant it!
ian_fmd4 September 2023
The way that two characters (I'm not saying who) connected felt a bit off, a bit strange to me. However, I understand that this needed to happen so the plot would move on. I accept that, and it was the only problem.
Okay. That said, now let's talk about (without spoilers, of course) the philosophical epiphany that watching this made me feel. I literally changed my view of the world, of how people can be different, how each one sees and feels everything in a different way, and, in the end, what matters is the value we put on the things we love. It's all about perception, individual subjectivity, and, most of all, it became clear to me that each one of us live in our idiosyncratic private world, shaped solely by our personal perspectives.
I wish I could say more, but this is a type o movie that can't be spoiled. The full experience is pivital. Nevertheless, I must accentuate how truly astonished I am. I hope this masterpiece gets more views; it's a waste that it had be seen so little.
Okay. That said, now let's talk about (without spoilers, of course) the philosophical epiphany that watching this made me feel. I literally changed my view of the world, of how people can be different, how each one sees and feels everything in a different way, and, in the end, what matters is the value we put on the things we love. It's all about perception, individual subjectivity, and, most of all, it became clear to me that each one of us live in our idiosyncratic private world, shaped solely by our personal perspectives.
I wish I could say more, but this is a type o movie that can't be spoiled. The full experience is pivital. Nevertheless, I must accentuate how truly astonished I am. I hope this masterpiece gets more views; it's a waste that it had be seen so little.
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