Hotel Atlantico

An unemployed actor leaves the city without baggage or clearly defined travel plans. A tour bus takes him to the countryside - the starting point of a series of unexpected, special encounters and bizarre situations, devoid of any logic. The traveller never asks, but listens and observes. Between encounters, he occasionally roams completely deserted streets and lanes, sparingly accompanied by a clarinet solo. While he's a man of few words, his character unfolds through his multitude of emotions and the strange situations that seem to overcome him: he is goaded to the utmost, afraid, horny and pleasantly surprised.
This film version of a book based on the novel by João Gilberto Noll is both exciting and hilarious - and larded with dashes of action, drama and romance. It's the third film by Suzana Amaral in 23 years and is characterised by atmospheric images and a pleasant kind of absurdity.