Aquarius (2016)
First screened in October 2016
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho. Cast: Sonia Braga, Humberto Carrão, Zoraide Coleto, Maeve Jinkings, Irandhir Santos, Carla Ribas, Fernando Teixeira, Buda Lira, Paula De Renor, Barbara Colen, Daniel Porpino, Pedro Queiroz, Germano Melo, Julia Bernat, Thaia Perez, Joana Gatis, Tavinho Teixeira, Arly Arnaud, Andrea Rosa, Lula Terra, Allan Souza Lima, Valdeci Junior, Rubens Santos, Amanda Gabriel, Bruno Goya, Clarissa Pinheiro, Leo Wainer. Screenplay: Kleber Mendonça Filho.

Twitter Capsule: Sinuous portrait of a woman's life accumulates into a strong central current but also sails a hundred tributaries. Magic.

VOR:   The first 15 minutes would have been one of my all-time favorite shorts. Formally, imaginatively adventurous. Politically fierce. Braga sublime.



Photo © 2016 Vitagraph Films/CinemaScópio Produções/
SBS Productions/Globo Filmes/VideoFilmes

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: A–


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