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Brazilian Cinema Showcase arrives in London
The Inffinito Festival Circuit has, for 15 years now, taken the best of the Brazilian cinema to Vancouver, Miami, New York, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Rome, Madrid and Barcelona. It will arrive in London for the 2nd BRAZILIAN FILM FESTIVAL between the 1st and 5th September. The Brazilian Film Festival’s main purpose is to create incentives that promote new opportunities for business and strengthen partnerships for co-production between the British and Brazilian markets. To reinforce this connection, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) plays host to the festival’s Opening Night with the premiere of Lula, The Son of Brazil - the remarkable and emotional life story of Brazil's current president, based on the book of the same name. The film follows Lula’s distressing life trajectory, from shoe-shine boy to leader of his own country - an awe-inspiring achievement. “The Brazilian Film Festival of London represents a unique opportunity for communication between Brazil and the UK and consolidates a platform for the exposition and visibility of Brazilian audiovisual content on the biggest cultural stage in Europe. This is an important initiative to launch new business for both countries”. (Adriana Dutra, Inffinito Director) This year the festival introduces The Marketplace, which will bring some of the biggest names in the Brazilian cinema industry, including Manoel Rangel- president of the National Cinema Agency- ANCINE, in addition to acclaimed director Fernando Meirelles and a couple of the most important Brazilian film producers Lucy Barreto and Paula Barreto, among others. Together with UK delegates, they will discuss new opportunities and incentives from the Brazilian government for co-productions with Brazil in this special film market initiative to be held at BAFTA on Saturday 4th September. Between the 2nd and 5th of September, Apollo Piccadilly will be premiering 10 films that vary from comedy to literary adaptations to breathtaking thrillers by renowned industry names such as director José Joffily (Who Killed Pixote?) and producer Daniel Filho (City of God, Carandiru). Other highlights are Tamboro, by late director Sergio Bernardes, a documentary that creates a panorama of Brazilian civilization through amazing imagery. Lauded writer Paulo Halm brings two screenplays to the festival, both Blue Eyes and Love Stories Only Last 90 Minutes, which he also directed. Luiz Villaça’s The Story of Me is another outstanding film in this showcase, which tells the dramatic experience of a 6 year-old boy who ends up in a children's home and learns how to survive through his fertile imagination. Comedy also plays an important part role in the festival and Jose Alvarenga Junior’s So Normal 2, taken from a hit Brazilian TV series and brought to the big screen, will have the audience doubled-over in laughter. On the Closing Night, one of the films will be presented with the Crystal Lens award for Best Film of the 2nd Brazilian Film Festival of London. The Festival also presents a vast array of musical documentaries this year in a parallel exhibition at the Southbank Centre. Q&A sessions with directors and/or actors after the screenings 2nd Brazilian Film Festival of London BAFTA Programme WED 1ST SEPTEMBER - OPENING NIGHT 6.30 PM – LULA, THE SON OF BRASIL (12) + Q&A with Lucy Barreto and Paula Barreto (Lula, O Filho do Brasil) UK Premiere Brazil 2009 Dir. Fábio Barreto 128min Drama / 35mm / Colour Based on the book of the same name by Denise Paraná, Lula, the Son of Brazil tells the story of a common man, his family and his extraordinary ability to rise above hardship. The film narrates the path of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from his birth in 1945 through the year 1980 which marked two significant events in his life: his first election as official leader and representative of the people and the death of a person who was extremely influential in Lula’s life and ways of thinking: Dona Lindu, who in raising eight children on her own, reminded them constantly that “no one in this family will ever become a criminal or a prostitute.” And dignity prevailed. Cocktail + DJ after the screening Tickets
Standard - £12
Concession - £10
Booking http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/ 6PM – THE WELL BELOVED ONE (12) 6PM – SO NORMAL 2 (14) 3.30PM – TAMBORO (12) Zeca is a young writer immersed in a novel he’s incapable of writing. He lives an idle life. He is 30 years old, but behaves like a teenager. He is talented yet lacks focus: he’ll write two sentences and then give up. He has a strained relationship with his wife Julia, as a result of their conflicting temperaments: Zeca lacks motivation, while Julia knows exactly what she wants. Zeca is unhappy, but doesn’t seem to care, until the day he starts to suspect that Julia is cheating on him and, much to his dismay, with another woman. Marshall, chief immigration officer of New York’s JFK Airport, is facing compulsory retirement. On his last day of work, drunk and blinded by prejudice, he harasses a group of Latin American visitors, exposing them to a series of humiliating events that result in the death of a young Brazilian. Years later, after serving a lengthy prison term and filled with guilt, Marshall goes to Brazil in search of the victim’s daughter. 3.30PM – RITA CADILLAC - THE LADY OF THE PEOPLE (18) Queen of truck drivers and gold miners and godmother of prison inmates. A sex-symbol in the 80s, Rita Cadillac was the fantasy of a whole generation of Brazilian men and boys. Now as a middle-aged woman, she has starred in three adult films in order save up for her retirement. An intimate portrayal of the star and a deeper look into her private life. Elvis & Madona is a romantic comedy that deals with an unusual subject in a delicate and realistic way: a love story between a young lesbian named Elvis and a transvestite called Madona. Set in Copacabana, one of Rio de Janeiro’s most well-known neighbourhoods, the screenplay includes a full array of character types and, in following both protagonists’ journey, illustrates conflicts generated through behaviour and custom. As a contemporary and agile film, its soundtrack echoes the latest musical trends. Nevertheless, it is essentially a love story, proving that love can exist in any situation. All films with English subtitles Tickets |
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