Fernanda Montenegro and Walter Salles first collaboration 26 years since the release of Glavni kolodvor (1998), where Montenegro was nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars
Tale
A woman married to an important politician during the military dictatorship in Brazil is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new path for herself and her children after her family's life is impacted by a violent and arbitrary act..
Referenced in Close-Up: Why do We Need the Venice Film Festival?
Fernanda Torres and Salles previously collaborated on Terra Estrangeira (1995) and O Primeiro Dia (1998)..
A Festa do Santo ReisWritten by Léo Maia (as Marcio Leonardo)Performed by Tim Maia
(2024).
Living inbrazil, but only came to Brazil much later, the film gives a unique insight as to how it was to live during the dictatorship in 70s Brazil
Besides a window into how Rio looked In the 70s, lifestyle etc.I would love that people who voted in favor of extreme right would see how the dictatorship worked, feel how it impacted people, that were minimally politically involved and persecuted.The film is expertly showing that with subtlety like many small papercuts into the soul how easy it was for someone to dissappear, how basic rights were violated.It is a highly topical film and very important, highlighting a wound in Brazilian society that has never really healed.
I hope you watch this masterpiece and start reflecting
And yet, some people wish for these painful times to return.