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Light Drops
''Light Drops'' ({{langx, pt, O Gotejar da Luz) is a Portuguese/Mozambican film by Fernando Vendrell. Vendrell's film is set in the colonial Mozambique of the 1950s and tells the story of teenage protagonist Rui Pedro's growing awareness of the injustices of colonial Mozambique. The story is set in the settlement of Bué Maria on the Pungwe River, in the central Mozambican province of Sofala. Distribution history The film premiered on 8 February in the Xénon cinema in Maputo and on 15 February in the São Jorge and Quarteto cinemas of Lisbon. Vendrell's film is based on the short story “O Lento Gotejar da Luz” b Leite de Vasconcelos a journalist and writer who grew up in Mozambique but left the country for political reasons Synopsis Rui Pedro is a fifty something man who returns to the ruins of the cotton plantation where he grew up in colonial Mozambique. In the almost silent opening to the film, Rui Pedro drives from one of the big cities of Mozambique, perhaps Beira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuno Canavarro
Nuno Canavarro (born 15 November 1962) is a Portuguese composer. He studied architecture in Oporto. He learned to play piano at a very young age and was in a band called the Street Kids. He also played with the Portuguese band Delfins, and with Carlos Maria Trindade (Madredeus, Heróis do Mar). He is also responsible for the 1988 experimental music recording '' Plux Quba''. This record was a strong influence on the sound of many postmodern electronic musicians, including Mouse on Mars and Jim O'Rourke. O'Rourke re-released ''Plux Quba'' on his own Moikai label in 1999. Nuno Canavarro has also composed music for Portuguese films including '' Fintar o Destino'', ''O Gotejar da Luz'' (Light Drops), '' 14 de Fevereiro (a 1 de Abril)'', "O Jogo da Glória" and ''Janelas Verdes''. Canavarro produced a DVD about his father's experience in the Portuguese war and composed original music for the DVD ''Elefante Dundum'' (2007). He also directed a 2008 movie called '' Casa da Montanha'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |