(o vento lá fora) (2015)
November 5th, 2015 @ 7pm
A Toronto premiere, this documentary presents a portrait of Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa through readings of his poems by professor Cleonice Berardinelli and famous singer Maria Bethânia. (No English Subtitles)
Getúlio (2014)
December 3rd, 2015 @ 7pm
Based on true facts, the film explores the personal and political reasons that lead Brazil’s former dictator Getúlio Vargas, reelected by direct vote, to choose suicide over resignation in the midst of a serious crisis involving corruption and treason. (Subtitled in English)
For Sale or Rent (2013)
January 7th, 2016 @ 7pm
Rio de Janeiro. Maria Alice (Marieta Severo) lives in an old luxurious home at the proximity of a favela. She works as a free-lancer translator, even for her drug dealer neighbors, but she knows that the only way to solve her problems is selling the house. (Subtitled in English)
FREE ADMISSION
Media Commons Film Theatre – Robarts Library 3rd Floor
130 St. George st, Subway St. George University of Toronto
Coordinator: Hudson Moura
More info: hudson.moura @ utoronto.ca
Brazil Film Series is a partnership between the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Toronto, the Consulate General of Brazil in Toronto, the Rio Film Commission (RFC), and the University of Toronto Libraries, which aims to promote the Brazilian culture and to acknowledge the Portuguese language in line with the directives of the Cultural Department of the Ministry of the External Relations of Brazil. This showcase is addressed to those who, in Toronto, are interested in Brazil, aiming not only at the academic community but also at the community at large. Each film will be shown with English subtitles (exceptions will be noted) and it will be introduced by a guest speaker. This showcase will be running every first Thursday of the month until April 2016.
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