Aquarius (film)

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Movie
Original title Aquarius
Country of production Brazil , France
original language Portuguese
Publishing year 2016
length 146 minutes
Rod
Director Glue Mendonça Filho
script Glue Mendonça Filho
production Saïd Ben Saïd
Emilie Lesclaux
Michel Merkt
camera Pedro Sotero
Fabricio Tadeu
cut Eduardo Serrano
occupation

Aquarius is a 2016 Brazilian-French feature film directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho .

action

Part 1 - O Cabelo de Clara (Clara's hair):

In 1980, Clara and her husband Adalberto were invited to Aunt Lucia's birthday party. Her friend Fátima has fallen in love with Clara's brother Antonio. Clara's three children give a short speech to the jubilee and Clara's husband gives a speech to his wife. Clara successfully fought breast cancer in 1979 and is now considered cured. Her hair is growing back, she's wearing a pixie . The guests celebrate the jubilee and begin to dance, the scenery changes into the present. Clara is now over 60, has been widowed for 17 years, has long hair and still lives in the apartment in the Aquarius residential complex , where she also raised her children. She is a respected journalist who has published on musicians. She lives her life alone, supported by the elderly housekeeper Ladjane; occasionally she gives interviews to the press. One day the long-time caretaker Geraldo and his successor Diego are at the door. It turns out that her real estate company, Bonfim, bought all of the apartments in the house. Clara is the last owner of the apartment. If she sells too, the house can be demolished and replaced with a new building. Clara refuses to sell.

Part 2 - O Amor de Clara (Clara's love):

Diego stubbornly tries to buy, but Clara tears up his offers unread. On the street she is approached by the son of a former tenant of Aquarius , who describes her as selfish because she does not want to move out. Lifeguard Roberval, who likes her, protects her. Mattresses are suddenly brought to the apartment over Claras via Bonfim and nobody wants to tell her why. Some time later she receives a visit from her three children, who want to persuade her to give up her apartment. Old conflicts, especially between Clara and her only daughter, break out. It turns out that Bonfim got the children to “work” their own mother and sell the apartment for the offered 2 million real BRL (approx. 520,000 euros). At night there is a loud party and orgy over Clara's apartment. Clara counters with loud music and a one night stand with an unknown young man. The next day the stairwell is covered with a pot, but is cleaned by a company. Clara has the blue house painted white on her own.

Part 3 - O Câncer de Clara (Clara's cancer):

Things are still going on in the house, so one day there will be a kind of service in the building. The orgy's mattresses are burned and Clara confronts investor Diego. He shows that Clara has not yet met him and does not know what he is capable of. Clara meets with her friend Rinaldo, who works for a newspaper. Although he makes it clear to her that Diego is one of his extensive relatives, he also gives Clara a tip on where to find incriminating material about Bonfim . Clara goes on a search with her friend and lawyer Cleide. One day they stop two former Bonfim employees and tell her that a few weeks ago, at the behest of the company, they were supposed to place something in the two apartments about Clara. With the help of Roberval, Cleide and nephew Tomés, Clara goes into the two apartments and finds termite nests , where the animals have already attacked the walls. The group visits Geraldo and Diego in their company and presents the incriminating documents that Clara and Cleide have found. A confrontation ensues in which it becomes clear that the businessmen have neither decency nor morals. Clara admits that she would rather give them cancer than have one herself, opens a suitcase that she has brought and empties a swarm of termites on the table. The animals begin to spread in space.

production

Boa Viagem, where parts of the film were filmed

After O Som ao Redor, Aquarius was the second feature film directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho. He also wrote the script. The film is set in Recife , the hometown of Mendonça Filhos. The plot was inspired by the fate of the Caiçara building, which was partially demolished in 2013 and completely demolished in 2016 despite protests. The neighboring building Oceania in Avenida Boa Viagem served as the Caiçara house. The shooting took place between August and September 2015 in the districts of Boa Viagem, Campo Grande (Clube das Pás), Brasília Teimosa and Santo Antônio (Restaurante Leite, cemetery) as well as on Praia dos Carneiros beach not far from Recife. The costumes created Rita Azevedo who Filmbauten come from Juliano Dornelles and Thales Junqueira .

Aquarius premiered on May 17, 2016 at the Cannes International Film Festival . The premiere caused a sensation, as filmmakers and actors protested against Dilma Rousseff's dismissal with slips of paper . This led to boycott calls against the film on social networks. In Germany it was first seen on June 25, 2016 at the Munich Film Festival . It was released in Brazilian cinemas on September 1, 2016 and also in French cinemas on September 28, 2016. In Austria it was first seen on October 21, 2016 at the Viennale .

Awards (selection)

Aquarius was nominated for over 60 international film awards, of which it won over 30.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Júlio Cavani: "Films pernambucano Aquarius retrata o Recife de forma afetiva e crítica". Diário de Pernambuco . diariodepernambuco.com.br, August 20, 2016.
  2. ↑ Filippo Pitanga: Terminam No Recife As film agent De "Aquarius" . almanaquevirtual.com.br, September 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ Kaleem Aftab: Aquarius' Kleber Mendonça Filho interview: “We are Brazil's most prestigious film in many years” . independent.co.uk, March 20, 2017.