Film
A hora e a vez de Augusto Matraga (The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga)
D: Vinícius Coimbra
Sat, Nov 10, 2012
8 pm
Admission: 5€, concessions 3€ | in the presence of the director
Thu, Nov 15, 2012
7 pm
Admission: 5€, concessions 3€
Brazil 2011, 106 min, English subtitles
The proud and brutal estate owner Esteves goes bankrupt, losing his home and family – and almost loses his life in an ambush. When he is rescued by former slaves, he appears to become a different person ... the powerful images in this archaic Western set in Brazil’s Minas Gerais –Lula Carvalho (“Tropa da Elite”) was in charge of photography – tell of honor and revenge, forgiveness and redemption. Based on a short story by the South American literary icon João Guimarães Rosa, it won the main prize for best film at the Festival do Rio 2011.