11-14 OCT 2018

BRAZILIANFILM FESTIVAL

68 Orange St, Gardens, Cape Town

Films in the original version with English subtitles.Tickets can be collected from the Labia one hour before the screening

and are issued on a first come, first served basis.

A Celebration of Contemporary Brazilian Cinema

Thursday 11 October - 20.30Saturday 13 October - 18.15

. . . . . . . . .CARTOLA,

MUSIC FOR THE EYESBrazil 2007, 88 min

. . . . . . . . . Directors: Lírio Ferreira, Hilton Lacerda

. . . . . . . . .A biographical documentary of one of the

giants of Samba music, Angenor de Oliveira, also known as Cartola, ‘Tophat’. His story is

the story of Samba in Rio from the 1930’s to the 1970’s, as he was the primary sambista of

Mangueira, one of Brazil’s most popular Samba schools. Despite being recognised as a living legend of Brazilian music and having his

compositions recorded by many famous performers, Cartola only recorded his first

solo LP at the age of 66, for which he receivedmany awards. Samba made Cartola and

Cartola made Samba!. . . . . . . . .

The screening of this movie on 11 October at the Labia marks the 110th birthday of this

wonderfully talented and unique artist. . . . . . . . . .

Cinema Brazil 2007: Best Film Grand Prize,Best Music, Best Documentary.

Cineport Film Festival 2007: AndorinhaAward: Best Documentary

Admission For All Films Is Free

Saturday 13 October - 20.30

ESTÔMAGO, A GASTRONOMIC STORYBrazil/Italy 2007, 113 min. . . . . . . . . Director: Marcos Jorge Starring: Fabiula Nascimento, João Miguel, Babu Santana. . . . . . . . . In the great restaurant of life, there arethose who eat and those who get eaten.Raimundo Nonato finds an alternativeway: he cooks. He cooks first in a bar, thenin an Italian restaurant and then in prison -how did he end up in jail? He cooks and

learns how to get by in a society divided intwo between those who eat and thosewho get eaten. What he learns is that thecook must also get his share - and only heknows which part tastes best. Estômago isa fable on power, sex and cooking.. . . . . . . . . More than 27 film awards, including: Rio FilmFestival: Best Film; Best Director; Best Actor;ACIE Awards, Brazil: Best Film. . . . . . . . . “Estomago is a clever and darkly hilariousfilm that correlates food, sex and power andmoves towards a delicious conclusion.” Carlos Magalhães

Sunday 14 October - 18.15

WASTE LAND Brazil/UK 2010, 99 min. . . . . . . . . Director: Lucy Walker. . . . . . . . . “That a beautiful film could be set in theworld's largest garbage dump sounds impossible, but acclaimed documentarianLucy Walker has pulled off that feat in herprofoundly moving ‘Waste Land.’ She follows renowned Brooklyn-based, Brazilian-born artist Vik Muniz on a singularly ambitious project: going toJardim Gramacho, a vast landfill establishedin 1970 north of Rio de Janeiro, photo-graphing its catadores, collectors of

recyclable materials, and then collaborat-ing with them in transforming the photosinto portraits - created with recyclable materials. His purpose is to inspire thecatadores to see themselves in a new wayand to re-imagine their lives" LA Times. . . . . . . . . More than 30 international film awards, including: Academy Awards Nominated BestDocumentary; Sundance Audience Awardfor Best Documentary.. . . . . . . . . “With a stirring score by Moby, it’s a heart-warming tale of human dignity and innovation, a worthy winner of the WorldCinema Documentary Audience Award.”Huffington Post

Sunday 14 October - 20.30

THE HISTORY OF ETERNITYBrazil 2014, 118 min. . . . . . . . . Director: Camilo CavalcanteStarring: Marcélia Cartaxo, Irandhir Santos, Zezita de Matos . . . . . . . . . What destiny keeps imprisoned, desiresets free. In a small village in the hinterland,three stories of love and desire are chang-ing the emotional landscape of its resi-dents. Characters of a romanesque worldin which their conceptions of life are

limited on one side by human instinct, andon the other side by a blind fate. . . . . . . . . . Numerous international film awards, including: Academy Awards Nominated forBest Documentary. Sundance Festival Audience Award for BestDocumentary.. . . . . . . . . “A masterpiece. Poetry in the form of film” O Globo

“Remarkable acting and an exceptionalsoundtrack” Adorocinema.com

Friday 12 October - 20.30

HELENO: PRINCE CURSEDBrazil 2011, 116 min. . . . . . . . . Director: José Henrique FonsecaStarring: Rodrigo Santoro, Irandhir Santos, Zezita de Matos . . . . . . . . . Heleno de Freitas was more than just afootball idol in the 1940’s Rio de Janeiro.Being a passionate and explosive genius as an athlete, as well as a charming and seductive man off the field, Heleno was setto be the greatest Brazilian player during

Rio’s golden years. However, his erratic behavior, lack of discipline and illnessstarted to transform a journey of gloryinto one of tragedy.. . . . . . . . . Numerous film awards, including:Festival Internacional de Cinema de Cartagena 2011: Best Film - nomineeFestival de Havana: Best Actor - RodrigoSantoro - winner . . . . . . . . . “Had Heleno kept his playboy personalityand volatile temper on a leash, he would nowbe spoken about in the same breath asRonaldo and Pelé.” Sportskeeda