The 2019 Brazilian Film Exhibition, co-sponsored by the Brazilian Embassy in China and the China Film Archive, will kick off in four cities, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Shenzhen Station will open at Shenzhen Broadway Cinema Center from November 26 to December 1.
This film festival will screen 6 high-quality Brazilian films, the opening film is "Invisible Woman". On the opening day, curator Max George, "Invisible Woman" starring Carol Duarte (Carol Duarte), "Rusty" heroine Tifanny Dopke (Tifanny Dopke), and "Fantasy Dream" "Ballet" director Allan Deberton (Allan Deberton) will also be present.
Compared with previous editions, the Brazilian Film Festival 2019 has many innovations.
First of all, it is the method of film selection. For the first time, the 2019 Brazilian Film Festival publicly solicits Brazilian films through registration and for the first time invited the well-known film producer Marcos Jorge as the curator. Therefore, this year's Film Festival has more films (over 70 film applications) and more professional curators, specifically selecting higher-quality films for Chinese audiences. Another key innovation of
is the establishment of the Best Picture Award, which will be awarded to the film with the highest score after being selected by the public in the screening city. After each screening, the public will be able to rate each film by scanning the QR code. Eight films of
will compete for the Best Picture Award. One of the main films in the competition is "Invisible Woman", which won the Best Film Award in the "A Kind of Concern" category at the Cannes Film Festival and will represent Brazil in the 2020 Oscar for Best International Film. The film tells the story of the forcible separation of two Rio de Janeiro sisters in the 1950s. During the film exhibition, the heroine Carol Duarte will visit the opening scene and interact with the audience.
's other major participating film is "Rusty", which won the Gramado Film Festival's Best Picture Award. Gramado Film Festival is one of the most important film festivals in Brazil. This film is still in mainstream international films such as Sundance Festival screening. "Invisible Woman" deeply portrays the social oppression of women in the 1950s, while "Rusty" portrays the oppression of women on contemporary social media to the audience. This year's Brazilian Film Festival also invited Tifanny Dopke, the heroine of "Rusty", to interact with Chinese audiences after the film screening on the 27th. The
participating film "Dreaming Ballet" premiered at the last Shanghai International Film Festival and was well received by the Chinese public. This comedy tells the touching story of a retired ballet teacher's decision to return to his hometown in rural Brazil. It also talks about the possible oppression of women in a relaxed and delicate way. Director Allan Deberton (Allan Deberton) will visit the screening of "Dream Ballet" on the 28th. Other films selected by
curator Marx George include "Father's Shadow", "Name of Death", "Simonal", "The Problem Family" and "All Songs About Love". Please check below for information about all the films, guests and the complete schedule during the festival.
Competition section film introduction
Invisible Woman (2019)
Director: Karim Enoz
Starring: Fairland Monte Nago/Carol Duarte/Julia Stockler
Country: Brazil
Length: 139 minutes
Synopsis: Rio de Janeiro, 1950. Eurídice, 18, and Guida, 20, are inseparable sisters who live with conservative parents. Despite the conservative lifestyle, the two sisters have their own dreams: Euridis wants to become a famous pianist and Jeddah is eager to find the love of life. Suddenly, they were forcibly separated by their father and separated. The two sisters worked hard to control their own destiny and never gave up the hope of finding each other. The tropical literary film "Madame Satã" is also the director's work.
Rust (2018)
Director: Ali Muritiba
Starring: Giovanni de Lorenz/Tiffany Depke/Enrique Diaz
Production country: Brazil
Length: 100 minutes
Synopsis: Tati (Tati) is 16 years old this year, is a lively and cheerful girl, likes to share the happy moments in life on Instagram and Facebook. She is very excited about the upcoming weekend trip with her classmates, because it will be a great opportunity to learn more about the mysterious classmate Renet. In Renai's home, everything is obscured and never expressed clearly. Even in most cases, silence is the solution to all problems. The silence between the father and the son caused Genai's mother to leave, leaving his ex-husband David (David) to take care of her son alone. David is the teacher of Tati and Genai's school. Tati's life was completely changed by a video circulating among students.
Dream Ballet (2019)
Director: Alan Dibot
Starring: Marcelia Catasso/Joao Miguel/Seita Matos
Production country: Brazil
Length: 98 Minutes
Synopsis: Pacarrete (Pacarrete) is an elderly dancer who lives in the inland town of Lhasas. She is known as a lunatic. On the eve of the city’s 200th anniversary party, Paccaretti decided to hold a dance performance in honor of the "people". But it seems that everyone is not enthusiastic about this performance.
is a moving movie starring Marcelia Cartaxo. The actor won the Berlin Film Festival's Best Actress Award for her role in Suzana Amaral's classic "Star Hour". Other starring actors in "Paccaretti": João Miguel, Zezita Matos and Soia Lira.
Simonal (2018)
Director: Leonardo Dominic
Starring: Favricio Bolivella/Isis Valverde/Leandro Hasum
Production country: Brazil
Length: 105 minutes
Synopsis: Wilson Simonal, who was born destined to become one of the greatest singers in Brazilian history, has a beautiful voice and charming charm. He has been working in the music scene for many years and finally achieved great results. However, poor economic conditions and an ignorant decision will completely rewrite his career.
All About Love Songs (2018)
Director: Joanna Mariani
Starring: Julio Andrade/Marina Hui Barbosa/Bruno Gallasso
Country of Production: Brazil
Length: 92 minutes
Synopsis: Anna and Chico, the newlyweds have just moved to the center of Sao Paulo. While finishing her new home, Anna found an old three-in-one stereo with a tape in it, and she decided to listen to it. Twenty years ago, Clarice and Daniel lived in the same apartment. They have been married for 6 years. Clarice recorded the tape that Anna heard later for Daniel. This is a mixed tape. She named it "All Songs About Love". This home is constantly changing in time and space. Two couples at different stages of marriage are separated by time, but their stories blend with each other through space and music.
The Name of Death (2018)
Director: Henrik Goodman
Starring: Marco Picosi/Fabiuna Nascimento/Andrea Matos
Country of production: Brazil
Duration: 98 minutes
Synopsis: Júlio Santana is a young man living in the interior of Brazil with his family. In order to be loyal to his beloved uncle Cícero, Julio carried out the first murder in his life. From then on, he found that he had an annoying talent that would bring him a whole new career. As a devout believer, the killing caused Yulio to suffer physically and mentally, but this did not prevent him from becoming a professional killer and successfully completing 492 murders. Yulio married Maria and he is both a gentle person in the familyTie's husband is also a responsible father. However, in a country where the law is in vain, the existence of life has only a price but no value.
Father’s Shadow (2018)
Director: Gabriela Amaral
Starring: Nina Medros/ Giulio Machado/ Luciana Pais
Country of Production: Brazil
Length: 90 minutes
Synopsis: Mother's death, father's illness completely changed the little girl's carefree childhood and forced her to become the "pillar" of the family. From then on childhood became an adventure. The girl's father was also condemned for failing to fulfill his father's responsibilities and was deeply frustrated.
Problem Family (2018)
Director: Caio So
Starring: Adriana Estevas/Pedro Nesesian, Marco Rica
Production country: Brazil
Length: 121 Minutes
Synopsis: The Batista family lives on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. As the head of the family, Batista has tried his best to maintain absolute authority in the family. Under the repression of patriarchy, other members of the family have to deviate from the original intent of life, in a passive self-destructive way or choose to compromise or escape the family's control forever. The seventeen-year-old lovely daughter Emília was afraid of her father and hid the fact of her unintended pregnancy, and never revealed the true identity of the father of the child. The eldest son Pedro, who has been under the power for a long time, finally chooses to sell his body in order to escape the shackles of the family. Maria, the housewife, lost herself in her dual identity. At home, she is a submissive wife, but outside she maintains a wild relationship with her young lover. This movie composed of a large number of nervous and unexpected clips will bring the audience a tragedy about the disintegration of the family.
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[Reporter] Guo Yue
[Author] Guo Yue
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