A chuva acalanta a dor

  • 28'
  • Portugal
  • 2020

In this free adaptation of symbolist writer Marcel Schwob's short story Lucrèce, Poète, Lucretius is going through a crisis as he is unable to find a balance between his rational explanations of our world and his emotional experience of it. A mythopoeic film exploring human nature through juxtaposing contemporary society with ancient Rome, A chuva acalanta a dor is testament to Leonardo Mouramateus' ongoing exploration of new ways to approach narrative cinema.

Also see the combined programmes Short Profile Leonardo Mouramateus 1 and 2.

Director
Leonardo Mouramateus
Premiere
World premiere
Countries of production
Portugal, Brazil
Year
2020
Festival Edition
IFFR 2020
Length
28'
Medium
DCP
International title
Rain Hums a Lullaby to Pain
Language
Portuguese
Producers
Leonardo Mouramateus, Manuel Rocha da Silva, Maura Carneiro, Diogo Baldaia, Gustavo Beck, André Mielnik
Production Company
Areosa Filmes
Sales
Portugal Film - Portuguese Film Agency
Screenplay
Leonardo Mouramateus, Mauro Soares
Cinematography
Manel Pinho Braga
Editor
Laura Gama Martins, Leonardo Mouramateus
Production Design
Laura Gama Martins, Taís Augusto
Sound Design
Marcelo Tavares
Music
Fernando Pereira Lopes
Cast
Mauro Soares, Isabél Zuaa, Sandra Hung, Daniel Pizamiglio, Filipa Matta, João Fiadeiro
Director
Leonardo Mouramateus
Premiere
World premiere
Countries of production
Portugal, Brazil
Year
2020
Festival Edition
IFFR 2020
Length
28'
Medium
DCP
International title
Rain Hums a Lullaby to Pain
Language
Portuguese
Producers
Leonardo Mouramateus, Manuel Rocha da Silva, Maura Carneiro, Diogo Baldaia, Gustavo Beck, André Mielnik
Production Company
Areosa Filmes
Sales
Portugal Film - Portuguese Film Agency
Screenplay
Leonardo Mouramateus, Mauro Soares
Cinematography
Manel Pinho Braga
Editor
Laura Gama Martins, Leonardo Mouramateus
Production Design
Laura Gama Martins, Taís Augusto
Sound Design
Marcelo Tavares
Music
Fernando Pereira Lopes
Cast
Mauro Soares, Isabél Zuaa, Sandra Hung, Daniel Pizamiglio, Filipa Matta, João Fiadeiro