The film Se nada mais der certo will be presented during the Montreal Brazilian Film Festival
Of the 40 film festivals in Montreal that I’m aware of (I will give you the full list someday), about 10 are focused on ethno-cultural groups that have an important community in our city. It’s the case of the Montreal Brazilian Film Festival which, since 3 years now, heateans our late autumn and offers us a perfect occasion to discover all the wealth of the brazilian culture.
We all know that the risk is quite big when you’re looking to choose a film from a country that doesn’t have a huge cinematographic tradition: here’s a little selection of films that seemed to me the most interesting.
- Friday/Sunday 7 PM : the opening feature, Chega de Saudade, directed by the excellent director from Sao Paulo, Lais Bodanzky.
- Saturday 7PM : The documentary film Palavra (en)cantada, winner of the prize of best documentary at the gala of cinematographic industry in Brazil this year.
- Tuesday 7PM : Se nada mais der certo, the drama that won all the important prizes in Brazil this year. Trailer here
- Wednesday 7PM : Madame Sata, released in 2003, a film that got discussed about a lot in the cinema world for good… and bad reasons.
- Thursday 7PM : Orfeu Negro, the only film of the french director Marcel Camus, with a soundtrak of the legend of bossa nova Antonio Carlos Jobim. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Movie and of the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 1959-1960.
N.B. All the films are presented in their original version with French subtitles, except Madame Sata which is presented with English subtitles.
No matter where you’re from, the meeting this week is at Cinema du Parc. If you’re a big fan of the iberic accent but like me, you’re session ending has begun a bit earlier than usual, fique tranquilo: you will be able to see with the Montreal Ibero-Latinoamerican Film Festival (Festivalissimo) in March.
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