180º is not your average Brazilian film: there’s no violence in the favelas, no drug-trafficking, prison riots or corrupt police; there is little, if any, on-screen sex and no blood is spilt. If anything, Eduardo Vaisman’s first feature... Read Article
Head over Heels is a chick-flick comedy set firmly in the tradition of Sex and the City, Bridget Jones diary and the like; but it uses its Latin American setting to highlight a slightly different set of trials... Read Article
Everything about The Supreme Happiness is “looking back in time”. First of all the film starts in post-war, late 40s, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Second of all, it is film-maker Arnaldo Jabor’s big come-back after his last movie... Read Article
The road movie can act as a sort of substitute for old fashioned travel writing. The atmosphere of the location’s main attractions can be woven into a narrative framework to give the kind of living, breathing brochure which... Read Article
The 3rd Brazilian Film Festival of London will be in London from Tuesday 6th September until Saturday 10th September with a BAFTA Opening Night, and all other nights at Odean Covent Garden. In total there will be 11... Read Article
Elza is a documentary about the life of samba singer Elza Soares. Yet, instead of following the normal music documentary format opts to focus on Soares in a more subjective manner, looking at her singing and what her... Read Article
Being a huge fan of Os Novos Baianos I was always going to enjoy Filhos de João, O Admirável Mundo Novo Baiano, the story of the group. The film, which has been retitled Sons of João, The Admirable... Read Article
The third edition of the Brazilian Film Festival of London is coming to town and Sounds and Colours will once again be supporting the festival. Taking place from Tuesday 6th September, with an Opening Gala Night at BAFTA... Read Article
