Epicentro / Austria/France/U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Hubert Sauper). Waves crashing over a breakwater at the edge of the sea—this dramatic opening image conveys the vital spirit of a place that has withstood decades of external pressure. On the streets of Havana, residents of all ages share their views on living under such impositions by outsiders, […]

Never Rarely Sometimes Always / USA (Director and Screenwriter: Eliza Hittman; Principal Cast: Sidney Flanigan, Talia Ryder, Théodore Pellerin, Ryan Eggold, Sharon Van Etten). Autumn, a stoic, quiet teenager, is a cashier in a rural Pennsylvania supermarket. Faced with an unintended pregnancy and without viable alternatives for termination in her home state, she and her […]

The Night House / USA (Director: David Bruckner; Screenwriters: Ben Collins, Luke Piotrowski; Principal Cast: Rebecca Hall, Sarah Goldberg, Stacy Martin, Evan Jonigkeit, Vondie Curtis-Hall). Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth (Rebecca Hall) is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her. She tries as best she can to keep […]

Jumbo / France/Luxembourg/Belgium (Director and Screenwriter: Zoé Wittock; Principal Cast: Noémie Merlant, Emmanuelle Bercot, Sam Louwyck). Jeanne, a shy young woman, lives at home with her uninhibited bartender mother and works the graveyard shift as a cleaner at an amusement park. Her mother wants her to meet a man, but Jeanne prefers tinkering in her […]

This is not a burial, it’s a ressurection /Lesotho/South Africa/Italy (Director and Screenwriter: Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese; Principal Cast: Mary Twala Mhlongo, Jerry Mofokeng Wa Makheta, Makhaola Ndebele, Tseko Monaheng, Siphiwe Nzima). In the mountains of Lesotho, an 80-year-old widow named Mantoa eagerly awaits her son’s return from working in the South African mines, only to […]

The Perfect Candidate / Germany & Arábia Saudita (Director: Haifaa Al Mansour; Screenwriters: Haifaa Al Mansour, Brad Niemann; Principal Cast: Mila Alzahrani, Dhay Khalid Abdulraheem, Shafi Alharthy). The first Saudi woman to direct a feature film, Haifaa Al Mansour broke out with Wadjda and returns to her roots with The Perfect Candidate, which premiered at […]

Cuties (Mignon) / France (Director and Screenwriter: Maïmouna Doucouré; Principal Cast: Fathia Youssouf, Médina El Aidi-Azouni, Esther Gohourou, Ilanah Cami-Goursolas, Myriam Hamma, Maïmouna Gueye). Eleven-year-old Amy lives with her mom, Mariam, and younger brother, awaiting her father to rejoin the family from Senegal. Amy is fascinated by disobedient neighbor Angelica’s free-spirited dance clique, a group […]

Sundance 2020. No dia 23 de janeiro, começa o Festival de Sundance – o maior e mais importante festival de cinema independente do mundo. Durante 11 dias, a indústria do cinema independente estadunidense e mundial se reunirá em Park City, Utah, nos Estados Unidos, para uma maratona de filmes, encontros, seminários e muito debate sobre […]

Ontem, dia 13/01/2020, saiu a lista dos indicados ao Oscar 2020. Você pode conferir todas as críticas que fizemos dos filmes selecionados clicando aqui. Uma categoria que tenho muito apreço é a de Melhor Animação. E vale dar uma passeada no indicados e até em quem ficou de fora. Infelizmente não foi um grande ano. […]

E finalmente saiu a lista de filmes indicados ao Oscar 2020. Para o bem ou para o mal, o Oscar é a principal premiação do cinema mundial. Uma curiosa e controversa combinação de qualidade cinematográfica, popularidade, influência política e lobby, que acaba por mobilizar todos os fãs de cinema do mundo. Nesta página você pode […]