{"id":6944,"date":"2016-04-15T01:14:18","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T01:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=6944"},"modified":"2016-04-15T01:14:18","modified_gmt":"2016-04-15T01:14:18","slug":"brazilian-cinema-part-iv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/brazilian-cinema-part-iv\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian Cinema – Part IV"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oi, gente! Hey, everybody!<\/span><\/p>\n

Wondering about what to assistir (watch) over the fim de semana (weekend)? I\u2019ve got a few tips para voc\u00eas (for you)!<\/span><\/p>\n

You\u2019ve probably heard about movies like <\/span>The Motorcycle Diaries<\/span><\/i> (2004), <\/span>Dark Water<\/span><\/i> (2005) and <\/span>On The Road<\/span><\/i> (2012). But talvez (perhaps) not all of you sabem (know) that these works were directed by<\/span> Brazilian filmmaker and producer Walter Salles. Salles nasceu (was born) in Rio de Janeiro and studied Economy before deciding to pursue a Master\u2019s in Cinematic Arts in California.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Walter<\/a>

Walter Salles<\/p><\/div>\n

Owner of a successful career abroad, the director has been elected by <\/span>The Guardian<\/span><\/i> as one top 40 film directors no mundo (in the world). His works have amounted to a number of enduring masterpieces, many of them <\/span>known to audiences all over the globe<\/span>. Today\u2019s post will give you a glimpse into Walter Salles\u2019 striking earlier films. Nothing like curling up on the couch with a good movie to practice Portuguese!<\/span><\/p>\n

Terra Estrangeira – Foreign Land (1996)<\/b><\/p>\n

\"cartaz-terra-estrangeira2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q6awC712onM<\/a><\/p>\n

His first significant work, <\/span>Terra Estrangeira<\/span><\/i> follows the lives of Paco, um jovem (a young) actor with a long desire to visit Spain – his mother\u2019s homeland – and Alex and Miguel, um casal (a couple) of Brazilians living in Portugal. The narrative constantly alternates between S\u00e3o Paulo and Lisbon, until these two seemingly disconnected plotlines converge unexpectedly. Alex is a waitress and Miguel is a heroin addict who occasionally smuggles goods for an extra income. Paco\u2019s financial difficulties after his mother\u2019s death causes him to accept a deal with um estranho (a stranger), so he is enlisted to transport a suitcase with mysterious contents overseas. The operation goes sour and the two worlds merge when Alex and Miguel also find themselves implicated in this predicament.<\/span><\/p>\n

Salles\u2019 action thriller addresses the immigrant experience of solitude and alienation in a historical moment of political turmoil. Besides being shot in grainy black and white – which lends the film a noir edge, its poignant\u00a0musical score underlies the encounter of unlikely souls navigating unfamiliar territory.<\/span><\/p>\n

Central do Brasil – Central Station (1998)<\/b><\/p>\n

\"tj2r8xq7\"<\/a><\/p>\n