Overview of articles
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Arabian Nights: Volume 2 – The Desolate One
In which Scheherazade continues to tell of the tormented Portuguese people, who turn away from the authorities and look for new heroes. Just as in…Published on: -
Viva água
Musical dream consisting of processed film, freely acted passages and abstract colour fields. A meditation on the philosophical work Áqua viva by ClarPublished on: -
O espectador espantado
Playful and very wayward – it is after all a film by Edgar Pêra – documentary essay about the viewer. Interviews with a variety of…Published on: -
Visita ou memórias e confissões
When he was 73, the Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira shot a beautifully personal film “by me, and about me” in his own home in…Published on: -
Neon Bull
On the road with a travelling rodeo troupe through Brazil, the camera registers panoramic views. Sublime images, which alternate with a less idyllic rPublished on: -
Orgy of the Devil and Other Forbidden Tapes of Ivan Cardoso
Underground enfant terrible Ivan Cardoso looks back at a life of terror and laughter in this medley of shorts featuring hot women and cool guys,…Published on: -
Zirig dum Brasília – The Art and Dream of Renato Matos
For decades, the sympathetic Renato Matos has stood for a fusion of samba, reggae and funk in his home country. Both relaxed and distinctively restlesPublished on: -
A Copa do Mundo no Recife
The football World Cup disrupted public life in Recife in June 2014. An astonished yet perceptive look at this sporting event by Tiger winner MendonçaPublished on: -
Moon Street
Moon Street is a street like no other. Its inhabitants are not from here, seem not to be one of us. They move feely like…Published on: -
The End of an Age
A joy for the eyes and ears, this high-point of the Brazilian trilogy Operation Sonia Silk. A dreamy making-of about the two other episodes and…Published on: