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Film posters: Vinicius, Bald Mountain, Brazilian Western, Tattoo
Sunday night, at the 18th edition of the Brazilian Film Festival of Miami (which runs through August 24th in South Beach), aka BRAFF, Vinicius de Moraes, Brazil’s famous poet, composer and playwright was the focus of a 100th anniversary tribute. Vinicius is internationally known as lyricist of the bossa nova classic “The Girl From Ipanema”, and writer of the original play which inspired the film Black Orpheus (1959). The evening featured a screening of Miguel Faria Jr.’s documentary, Vinicius (which held its North American premiere at MiamiFF23), celebrating Vinicius’ life and work through a penetrating mix of performance, storytelling, and biography.
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Scene from Bald Mountain (Serra Pelada)
Another major highlight of this year’s BRAFF is Heitor Dhalia’s multi-award-nominated film, Bald Mountain (Serra Pelada), which will screen at Colony Theatre on Thursday 8/21 at 9:40 PM. Set against a real-life, ’80s Amazon gold rush which spawned the largest open-air gold mine in the world in Serra Pelada (270 miles south of the mouth of the Amazon River), best friends Juliano and Joaquim leave Rio de Janeiro to try their luck like thousands of poor men across the country. Inevitably, life at the mine changes everyone and everything, resulting in an epic tale of power and greed, ultimately destroying a friendship and the environment. The film is a treasured project for Heitor Dhalia, another MiamiFF alumnus best remembered for his outstanding film Drained (O Cheiro do Ralo) which screened at MiamiFF24 in 2007.
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Scene from Brazilian Western (Faroeste Caboclo)
Next week, the 13th edition of the Brazilian “Oscars” (Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro), presented by the Brazilian Film Academy (Academia Brasileira de Cinema) takes place on August 26th at the Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro. Bald Mountain shares the lead with Rene Sampaio’s Brazilian Western (Faroeste Caboclo, featured at MiamiFF31) with 13 nominations each. Also topping the list of Brazilian Oscar nominations is Hilton Lacerda’s Tattoo (Tatuagem, also featured at MiamiFF31) with eight noms including Best Feature, Best Director, Best Actor. —Tatyana Chiocchetti[/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]
