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docufiction
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al and
ethnofiction
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al
feature film
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written
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directed
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edited
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by
António Reis
António Ferreira Gonçalves dos Reis, known as António Reis (27 August 1927 – 10 September 1991), was a Portuguese film director, screenwriter and producer, poet, sculptor and ethnographer. He was married to Margarida Cordeiro, co-director ...
and
Margarida Cordeiro
Margarida Cordeiro (born 1939) is a Portuguese psychiatrist and film director from Mogadouro. The art concepts developed by her and her husband António Reis are called The School of Reis.
Filmography
* Jaime
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and released in 1976. It takes its name from the Portuguese region of Trás-os-Montes from which the film emanated.
Release and reception
Uppon watching ''Trás-os-Montes'' the French filmmaker and anthropologist
Jean Rouch
Jean Rouch (; 31 May 1917 – 18 February 2004) was a French filmmaker and anthropologist.
He is considered one of the founders of cinéma vérité in France. Rouch's practice as a filmmaker, for over 60 years in Africa, was characterized b ...
wrote about the film:
''For me, this film reveals a new cinematographic language.''
Since its release, the film has been part of the official selection of numerous film festivals and events, from 1976 to nowadays, where it has been awarded several prizes. Among them are:
* 1976 - Toulon Film Festival – Special Prize of the Jury, Critics Award
* 1976 - Pesaro Film Festival – Critics Award
* 1976 - Bedford Film Festival
* 1976 - XI Challenge de Cartago
* 1977 -
Mannheim Film Festival
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– Main Award of Mannheim
* 1977 -
Rotterdam Film Festival
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* 1977 - Anvers Film Festival
* 1977 - Bedalmena Film Festival
* 1977 - London Film Festival
* 1978 - Viermole Film Festival – Award for Best Film, Award for Best Directing
* 1978 - Belgrado Film Festival
* 1978 -
Venice Film Festival
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* 1978 - São Paulo's Mostra Internacional de Cinema
* 1979 - Lecce Film Festival - Honorable Mention to the Cinematography
In 2011, ''Trás-os-Montes'' was screened at the
Jeonju International Film Festival
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, marking the beginning of the international rediscover of the work of António Reis and Margarida Cordeiro.
In 2012, the film was screened in the United States at the
Harvard Film Archive
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, the
Anthology Film Archives
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UCLA Film and Television Archives
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and at the
Pacific Film Archive
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as part of ''
The School of Reis The School of Reis is a film theory concept relative to the teachings of Portuguese director António Reis, to his work, conceived with his wife Margarida Cordeiro, and to the works of the directors influenced by theirs. It is a pun on the surname ...
'' program.
See also
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Docufiction
Docufiction (or docu-fiction) is the cinematographic combination of documentary and fiction, this term often meaning narrative film. It is a film genre which attempts to capture reality such as it is (as direct cinema or cinéma vérité) and ...
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List of docufiction films {{Short description, none
This is a list of docufiction feature-length films ordered chronologically.
Please search for references inside each article:
*1926: '' Moana'' by Robert Flaherty, USA
*1930: '' Maria do Mar'' by Leitão de Barros, Port ...