The 2nd Brazilian Film Festival in London finished on 5th September after improving relations between film producers from the UK and Brazil, as well as giving city dwellers the chance to catch some of the great new films... Read Article
After five years of marriage Zeca spots his wife Julia cheating on him through the window. The strange thing about this though was that she was cheating on him with another woman. Unable to confront Julia he eventually... Read Article
After a brief depiction of youthful urban life in Sao Paulo, the life of Rafa (Lee Thaler) is turned upside down in little more than “15 seconds”. The director, Sergio Rezende, showcases a fictional story about a series... Read Article
For anyone not from Brazil the story of Rita Cadillac may not be known. In fact, even to many Brazilians a lot of this story may be new. Rita Cadillac was a dancer in the Chacrinha TV show... Read Article
The Story of Me follows the early life of the celebrated Brazilian storyteller Roberto Carlos Ramos. It is significant that he is identified as a storyteller rather than a writer not only because he mostly writes children’s books... Read Article
Not an easy watch, but in the best way; a pretty heavy, dark and brooding independent film with a twist that refreshingly speaks up and makes a poetically ironic and bold comment on the American immigration system and... Read Article
If there is one film that should be used as an introduction for anyone wanting to visit Brazil it is this. Situated somewhere between an elaborate tourism advert and Godfrey Reggio’s Koyaanisqatsi this is a lush slow-burning voyage... Read Article
A man arrives in Brazil looking to start a new life on the day the Second World War finishes. However, Brazil is technically still at war. Customs officials suspect he is a Nazi seeking refuge. Locked in a... Read Article
There can be few more timely showings at this year’s Brazilian film festival than Fábio Barreto’s Lula, The Son of Brazil. With the presidential successor to the film’s protagonist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva due to be named... Read Article
As part of the 2nd Brazilian Film Festival of London there will be a day of talks with some of the Brazilian film industry’s key players, including BAFTA and Oscar-nominated director Fernando Meirelles, the Head of International Affairs... Read Article
The 2nd Brazilian Film Festival of London, organised by Inffinito, will be starting on Wednesday 1st September with Lula, The Son of Brazil and we couldn’t be anymore excited. We’ve been busy watching the films in preparation and... Read Article
Running in parallel with the 2nd Brazilian Film Festival of London, with its opening BAFTA night and screenings at Apollo Piccadilly (see the programme here), will be a further assortment of Brazilian flicks at the Southbank Centre. Largely... Read Article
