2 posts categorized "Brazilian Cinema"

July 02, 2021

SPOTLIGHT ON CANNES 2021: DIRECTORS' FORTNIGHT — MEDUSA —Anita Rocha da Silveira

Cannes' Directors' Fortnight Unveils Lineup of 2021 Edition - VarietyMEDUSA

La Estatuilla on Twitter: "#Cannes anunció su selección para la Directors  Fortnight y entre ellas encontramos MEDUSA de Anita Rocha da Silveira 🇧🇷,  filme inspirado en el mito de Medusa, pero situado

"Today, Brazil."

"Mariana, 21 years old, belongs to a world where she must do her utmost to keep up the appearance of a perfect woman. In order to resist temptation, she and her girlfriends try their best to control everything and everyone around them. And that includes the town sinners. At night, the girl squad put on masks, hunt and beat up all women who have deviated from the right path.
However, the day will come when the urge to scream will be stronger than it ever has been."

Anita Rocha da Silveira - AlloCinéAnita Rocha da Silveira

"Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Anita Rocha da Silveira has written and directed three short films: The Noon VampireHandball (FIPRESCI Award at the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen), and The Living Dead (Directors’ Fortnight). Her first feature Kill me Please was screened at the Orizzonti section at Venice International Film Festival, New Directors/New Films and SXSW, among others. Medusa is her second feature film."

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May 25, 2019

FOCUS ON CANNES 2019: THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF EURIDICE GUSMAO —Karim Aïnouz

Invisible-life

"The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão" is director/co-writer Karim Aïnouz's adaptation of Martha Batalha's novel, about two loyal sisters divided by social forces in '50s era Jro de Janeiro.

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Brazillian filmmaker Karim Aïnouz returns to Cannes; his 2002 debut film "Madame Sata" also screened in Un Certain Regard. Fortune shone on "The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão" yesterday when Aïnouz's seventh film won Cannes Un Certain Regard award. 

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