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Karim Aïnouz
Karim Aïnouz (born 17 January 1966) is a Brazilian film director and visual artist. Career Karim Aïnouz was born to a Brazilian mother and an Algerian father. He is a film director, screenwriter and visual artist. Aïnouz's feature debut, ''Madame Satã'', premiered in 2002 at the Cannes Film Festival, Un Certain Regard. His following films, '' O Céu de Suely'' (Love for Sale), and '' Viajo porque preciso, volto porque te amo'' (''I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You''), co-directed with Marcelo Gomes, premiered at the ''Venice Film Festival – Orizzonti'', in 2006 and 2009. In 2011, ''O Abismo Prateado'' (Silver Cliff) was presented in the Directors' Fortnight Cannes and won Best Director at the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival. In television, Aïnouz directed ''Alice'', a 13 episode fiction series for HBO Latin America. His short films and installations have been shown at numerous venues including The Whitney Museum of American Art, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortaleza
Fortaleza (, locally , Portuguese for ''Fortress'') is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. It belongs to the Metropolitan mesoregion of Fortaleza and microregion of Fortaleza. It is Brazil's 5th largest city and the twelfth richest city in the country in GDP. It also has the third richest metropolitan area in the North and Northeast regions. It is an important industrial and commercial center of Brazil, the nation's eighth largest municipality in purchasing power. According to the Ministry of Tourism, the city reached the mark of second most desired destination of Brazil and fourth among Brazilian cities in tourists received. The BR-116, the most important highway of the country, starts in Fortaleza. The municipality is part of the Common Market of Mercosur Cities, and also the Brazilian state capital which is closest to Europe, from Lisbon, Portugal. To the north of the city lies the Atlantic Ocean; to the south are the municipalities of Pacatuba, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
68th Berlin International Film Festival
The 68th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 15 to 25 February 2018. German filmmaker Tom Tykwer served as Jury President. American film director Wes Anderson's animated film ''Isle of Dogs'' opened the festival, becoming first animated film to open the fest. The Romanian film '' Touch Me Not'' directed by Adina Pintilie won the Golden Bear, which also served as the closing night film. Jury Main Competition The following people were named for the jury for the Berlinale Competition section: International jury * Tom Tykwer, film director, screenwriter, producer and composer (Germany) - Jury President * Cécile de France, actress (Belgium) * Chema Prado, journalist and film critic (Spain) * Adele Romanski, film producer (United States) * Ryuichi Sakamoto, musician and composer (Japan) * Stephanie Zacharek, journalist and film critic (United States) Best First Feature Award Jury The following people were on the jury for the Best First Feature Award: * Jona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havana Film Festival
The Havana Film Festival is a Cuban festival that focuses on the promotion of Latin American filmmakers. It is also known in Spanish as ''Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana,'' and in English as International Festival of New Latin American Cinema of Havana. It takes place every year during December in the city of Havana, Cuba. History The inaugural International Festival of New Latin American Cinema was held on December 3, 1979, and more than 600 film directors of Latin America responded to the first call made by the Cuban Institute of the Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC). Its founders included ICAIC president Alfredo Guevara, and the filmmakers Julio García Espinosa and Pastor Vega. As expressed in its founding convocation, the festival aimed to "promote the regular meeting of Latin American filmmakers who with their work enrich the artistic culture of our countries (…); ensure the joint presentation of fiction films, documentaries, car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behind The Sun (film)
''Behind the Sun'' ( pt, Abril Despedaçado) is a 2001 Brazilian-French-Swiss social drama film directed by Walter Salles, produced by Arthur Cohn, and starring Rodrigo Santoro. Its original Portuguese title means ''Shattered April'', and it is based on the 1978 novel ''Broken April'' written by the Albanian writer Ismail Kadare, about the honor culture in the North of Albania. Co-produced by Brazil, France, and Switzerland, it was shot entirely in Bahia, taking place in Bom Sossego, a district of the city of Oliveira dos Brejinhos, and in the cities of Caetité and Rio de Contas. Plot The year is 1910; the place, the badlands of Northeast Region, Brazil. Twenty-year-old Tonho is the middle son of an impoverished farm family, the Breves. He is next in line to kill and then die in an ongoing blood feud with a neighboring clan, the Ferreiras. For generations, the two families have quarreled over land. Now they are locked into a series of tit-for-tat assassinations of their sons; an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower City
''Lower City'' ( pt, Cidade Baixa) is a 2005 Brazilian drama film directed by Sérgio Machado. It was released in Brazil and to international film festivals in 2005, including being screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. Its general release in the United States was in 2006 in New York. Plot Lifelong friends Deco and Naldinho share ownership of an old, rusting boat in Salvador, Brazil. A strong bond exists between the two men, transcending their racial differences. "No woman will come between us," Naldinho tells Deco, and Deco concurs: "All the women in the world couldn't come between us." That bond is tested after the men meet Karinna, a dancer and prostitute. Karinna needs a ride, and she offers the two men her "services" in exchange for transport on their boat and a little cash. The emotional entanglements that result from Karinna's "deal" are stronger than the trio expected. Deco and Naldinho develop a desire to possess Karinna. Karinna' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema, Aspirins And Vultures
''Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures'' ( pt, Cinema, Aspirinas e Urubus) is a 2005 Brazilian film directed by Marcelo Gomes. It was Brazil's submission to the 79th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was also screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. Plot synopsis German national Johann is traveling in rural northern Brazil in the 1940s, selling the new drug aspirin by screening a short promotional film for isolated villagers, many of whom have never seen a motion picture. He meets drifter Ranulpho, who agrees to work for Johann in exchange for a ride to Rio de Janeiro. They have many encounters and misadventures on their journey, eventually selling out Johann's entire stock of aspirin to a wealthy brothel owner. When Brazil formally declares war on Germany in August, 1942, Johann is ordered to either return to his homeland or turn himself into a Brazilian concentration camp until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Destricted
''Destricted'' is a British-American anthology film that explores the line where art and pornography intersect. The UK and US film releases had overlapping but different short art-house erotic films. The film collection won awards at a range of international film festivals, including Cannes, Sundance, Edinburgh, Amsterdam and Locarno. Releases The UK version released in 2006 runs at 112 minutes and includes seven short films: * ''Impaled'' ( Larry Clark) - A casting for a porn film, but not with the insecure women often displayed, instead with insecure young men. (37min 28s). * ''Balkan Erotic Epic'' (Marina Abramović) - An erotic comedy about myths from the Balkans about sex organs. (13 min 04s). * ''House Call'' (Richard Prince) - A vintage sex scene recontextualized with edits and music. (12min 29s). * ''Sync'' (Marco Brambilla) - Consists of very fast cuts from different porn films. (2min 15s). * ''Hoist'' (Matthew Barney) - A juxtaposition of sexuality and industrial mach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praia Do Futuro (film)
''Futuro Beach'' ( pt, Praia do Futuro) is a 2014 Brazilian-German drama film directed by Karim Aïnouz, and starring Wagner Moura, Clemens Schick and Jesuíta Barbosa. The film had its premiere in the competition section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. Plot In the film, shot in Fortaleza and Berlin, Wagner Moura plays the lifeguard Donato, who works at Praia do Futuro. When a German tourist loses his life in a drowning, Donato feels the death of the tourist was his fault and begins a journey to escape from his present self. Donato leaves for Berlin in search of his German lover, Konrad, whom he had met ten years earlier at the Praia do Futuro and saved from drowning. Whenever he drifts away, his younger brother, Ayrton (Jesuita Barbosa), brings him back. Cast * Wagner Moura as Donato *Clemens Schick as Konrad *Jesuíta Barbosa as Ayrton *Sabine Timoteo as Heiko's Wife *Ingo Naujoks as Mechanic *Emily Cox Emily Cox may refer to: * Emily Cox (actress) (born 1985), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice (Brazilian TV Series)
''Alice'' is an original series created for the Brazilian branch of the HBO Latin America. The series was produced by HBO's local partner, Gullane Filmes, and directed by Karim Aïnouz and Sérgio Machado. The series debuted in Latin America on September 21, 2008, with a season consisting of thirteen episodes, ending on December 14, 2008. A special two episodes was introduced in 2010. One year later, the show was canceled by the channel. The series stars Andréia Horta who plays Alice, a young woman who leaves her small town to live in São Paulo, where she meets several people who help her to better understand herself. The series is characterized by a multitude of characters, the arguments of introspection in the protagonist's inner journey and its realistic portrayal of the city and its inhabitants, showing examples of different lifestyles of many people in the metropolis. Sergio Machado and Karim Aïnouz, who are also the creators and writers of the series, were responsible fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Invisible Life Of Eurídice Gusmão
''The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão'' ( pt, A Vida Invisível de Eurídice Gusmão) is a 2019 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Karim Aïnouz based on the 2016 novel ''The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão'' by Martha Batalha. It was screened in the ''Un Certain Regard'' section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the top prize. It was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Plot In Rio de Janeiro during the 1950s, two sisters struggle against repression and bigotry in a patriarchal era. Cast * Carol Duarte as Eurídice Gusmão * Julia Stockler as Guida Gusmão * Gregorio Duvivier as Antenor * Bárbara Santos as Filomena * Flávia Gusmão as Ana Gusmão * Maria Manoella as Zélia * Antônio Fonseca as Manuel Gusmão * Cristina Pereira as Cecília * Gillray Coutinho as Afonso * Fernanda Montenegro as Present-Day Eurídice Gusmão Release The film had its wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firebrand (upcoming Film)
''Firebrand'' is an upcoming historical drama film directed by Karim Aïnouz. Premise Centers around Katherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of Henry VIII. Cast * Alicia Vikander as Katherine Parr * Jude Law as Henry VIII * Sam Riley as Thomas Seymour * Eddie Marsan as Edward Seymour * Simon Russell Beale as Stephen Gardiner * Erin Doherty as Anne Askew * Ruby Bentall as Cat * Bryony Hannah as Ellen * Maia Jemmett as Dot * Patsy Ferran as Mary I of England, Princess Mary * Junia Rees as Elizabeth I, Princess Elizabeth * Hatty Heaney as Meredith Production The film was announced during the 2021 American Film Market. Karim Aïnouz was set to direct, with Michelle Williams (actress), Michelle Williams and Jude Law cast to star. In March 2022, Alicia Vikander joined the cast, replacing Williams. In May, Sam Riley, Eddie Marsan, Simon Russell Beale Sir Simon Russell Beale (born 12 January 1961) is an English actor. He is known for his appearances in film, television and theatr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha Batalha
Martha Batalha (born 1973) is a Brazilian writer and journalist. Born in Recife, Batalha was raised in Rio de Janeiro She studied Journalism at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, has a master's degree in Brazilian Literature for the same university and one in Publishing by the New York University, having received the Oscar Dystel fellowship in 2009. Batalha wrote for the newspapers O Dia, O Globo and Extra. In 2013 she founded the publishing house Desiderata, which was sold to Ediouro publishing group in 2008. Her first novel, ''A Vida Invisível de Eurídice Gusmão'' (The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão) was rejected by several Brazilian publishers before its rights were first sold to German publishing house Suhrkamp. The book was eventually published in her birth country by Companhia das Letras in 2016 and was adapted into the 2019 film Invisible Life, directed by Karim Aïnouz. Batalha currently lives in Santa Monica, California Santa Monica (; S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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