{"id":7248,"date":"2016-09-12T01:29:10","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T01:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=7248"},"modified":"2016-09-12T01:29:10","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T01:29:10","slug":"brazilian-cinema-part-vi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/brazilian-cinema-part-vi\/","title":{"rendered":"[Brazilian Cinema] &#8211; Part VI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On September 1st, Brazil got the chance to assistir (watch) the much-anticipated <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aquarius, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kleber Mendon\u00e7a Filho\u2019s newest release. The film premiered in Cannes in May and competed for the Palme D\u2019Or. French magazine Cahiers Du Cinema regarded it as one of the most expected movies of the year. Since it came out in the country, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aquarius<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> drew crowds to the theaters, became a widespread success and major box-office hit, likely to be considered the director\u2019s greatest accomplishment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mendon\u00e7a Filho, about whom we\u2019ve already talked in previous posts, comes from the cidade (city) of Recife and is part of a<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> prominent<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> new wave of moviemakers springing from the Northeastern region of Brazil over the past decade &#8211; along with other names like Gabriel Mascaro and Cl\u00e1udio Assis. This is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">his (segundo) second feature film, following the acclaimed debut <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">O Som Ao Redor<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<em>Neighboring Sounds<\/em>), which earned Kleber international recognition.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7245\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7245\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7245\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/09\/Aquarius_filme.jpg\" alt=\"Movie Poster\" width=\"225\" height=\"310\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Movie Poster<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Watch the trailer aqui (here):<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AQUARIUS - Trailer legendado\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VB-5rodvHUc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aquarius stirred up political controversy in its Cannes premier, when director, cast and crew<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> publicly denounced the coup d&#8217;etat against brazilian democracy by holding signs before the cameras. The protest, while praised by supporters of the now ex-<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">President Dilma Rousseff, generated negative reactions by<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> those in favor of the<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">impeachment. They responded by<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> rejecting it wihtout even watching,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> vowing to boycott the movie and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">campaigning against it in social networking and online database websites.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7246\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7246\" class=\"wp-image-7246 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/09\/auqarius-350x233.jpg\" alt=\"Cannes protest\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/09\/auqarius-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/09\/auqarius.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cannes protest<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Set in Recife &#8211; Mendon\u00e7a Filho\u2019s hometown &#8211; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aquarius <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">narrates the story of Clara, a resilient 65-year-old widow. As a wealthy former music critic, Clara mora (lives) comfortably in an apartment building facing the praia (beach) called Aquarius, from which the movie borrows its name. Her well-being is threatened a real state company, who intends to construir (build) a sophisticated high-rise beachside condo complex, come\u00e7a (begin) making proposals to buy off her place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As tenants progressively give in, she continually declines the increasingly generous offers and soon remains as the \u00faltima (last) resident. Committed to her beliefs and determined to never sair (leave) the place until her death, Clara corageously engages in war contra (against) the development company\u2019s relentless pressure -and, by extension, her children\u2019s, who tamb\u00e9m (also) persuade her to vender (sell).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More than pride and stubborness, Clara\u2019s strong-willed refusal is \u00a0a symbol of resistence, as we perceive she is lutando (fighting) not only for ownership, but for integrity. Aquarius has been her lar (home) for decades. It is a memory-filled place of attachment and affection, with cabinets replete of records and photographs. Without falling into mindless nostalgia, the lead character dives back into her memories, reflecting on her past and future and finding the necessary strenght to endure the continuous tension and intimidation she is facing. Clara is a flawed, but dignified character, trying to hold on to her own sense of home and identity while a big corporation hopes to tear it down.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7247\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7247\" class=\"wp-image-7247 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/09\/soninha-350x197.jpg\" alt=\"Actress S\u00f4nia Braga\" width=\"350\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/09\/soninha-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/09\/soninha-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/09\/soninha.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7247\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Actress S\u00f4nia Braga<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The film is starred by screen goddess S\u00f4nia Braga, the iconic Brazilian actress who briefly had a movie carreer in the USA in the 80s\u2019, where she got involved with stars like Robert Redford and Clint Eastwood and was even featured in a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sex and The City<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> episode. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Other great names like <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maeve Jinkings, Irandhir Santos, Humberto Carr\u00e3o also deliver stunning performances.\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aquarius<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> also relies on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a memorable musical score to create a \u00a0powerful atmosphere.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If the movie is playing in any theather near you, n\u00e3o perca! (don\u2019t miss it!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At\u00e9 a pr\u00f3xima semana! See you next week!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/09\/soninha-350x197.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/09\/soninha-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/09\/soninha-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/09\/soninha.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>On September 1st, Brazil got the chance to assistir (watch) the much-anticipated Aquarius, Kleber Mendon\u00e7a Filho\u2019s newest release. The film premiered in Cannes in May and competed for the Palme D\u2019Or. French magazine Cahiers Du Cinema regarded it as one of the most expected movies of the year. 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