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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Felipa Reis, Joao Miller Guerra, directors of the film Legua.

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Felipa Reis and Joao Miller Guerra are used to work together; this time they focus on Joao’s village, Legua, to tell a story about three women, the passing of time and the concept of family ties, in the widest meaning. of the word. There is a lot of each one of them , and of us, in this film, as they explained in this interview form the Directors Forthnight Beach, in Cannes.

Legua: At an old manor house in northern Portugal, Ana helps her friend, Emília, the elderly housekeeper who is determined to continue to keep the unoccupied house in order for the owners who are never there. As the seasons turn, Mónica, Ana’s daughter, challenges her mother’s choices and the three generations of women search to understand where they belong in a world that is rapidly fading, where the cycle of life is renovated only through inevitable endings.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Elene Naveriani, director of the film Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry.

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Elene Naveriani, director of one of the unexpected surprise at the Directors Forthnight on Cannes, analyses with Angelo Acerbi their film starting from the adaptation of the book it derivates; and the importance of casting, the unconscious but strong feminism of the lead character and the influence of their Georgian upbringing.

Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry: Etero, a 48-year-old woman living in a small village in Georgia, never wanted a husband. She cherishes her freedom as much as her cakes. But her choice to live alone is the cause of much gossip among her fellow villagers. Unexpectedly, she finds herself passionately falling for a man, and is suddenly faced with the decision to pursue a relationship or continue a life of independence. Etero must grapple with her feelings and decide how to find her own path to happiness.

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PODCAST | Federica Scarpa interviews Kanu Behl, director of the film Agra.

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Interview with Kanu Behl, director of Agra, presented at the 76th Festival de Cannes in the Quinzaine des cinéastes.

Crowrã (The Buriti Flower): Through the story of Guru, a sexually frustrated 25-year-old call center operator who still lives with his parents in crowded Agra, Kanu Behl tells us a story of the contested space: or how the emancipation of a young person can only be achieved through access to the property. In the interview Kanu tells us something more about her film, where she took inspiration to tell this story, the importance of the female figures in the film and the difference between our secret and public persona.

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PODCAST | Federica Scarpa interviews João Salaviza and Renée Nader Messora, directors  of the film Crowrã (The Buriti Flower).

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Interview with João Salaviza and Renée Nader Messora, directors of Crowrã (The Buriti Flower), presented at the 76th Festival de Cannes in the Un Certain Regard section.

Crowrã (The Buriti Flower): The Buriti Flower, the new film by João Salaviza and Renée Nader Messora presented at the Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard session, is a journey through three periods in the history of the Krahô people, in the north of the state of Tocantins, in the heart of the Brazilian forest. As the directors told us, the film brings to the fore one of the most urgent themes of today: the struggle for the land and the different forms of resistance implemented by this incredible community. Salaviza and Messora also spoke about the film’s shoot, which lasted fifteen months, their daughter’s importance in establishing a relationship of trust with the Krahôs, and the decision to film in 16mm.

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