When her mother passes, filmmaker Catarina Vasconcelos meets her father—whose mother also passes—in a rare and emotional place.
Beatriz married Henrique on...
When her mother passes, filmmaker Catarina Vasconcelos meets her father—whose mother also passes—in a rare and emotional place.
Beatriz married Henrique on the day of her 21st birthday. Henrique, a naval officer, would spend long periods at sea. Ashore, Beatriz, who learned everything from the verticality of plants, took great care of the roots of their six children. The oldest son, Jacinto (Hyacinth), Catarina's father, dreamed he could be a bird. One day, suddenly, Beatriz died. Catarina's mum didn’t die suddenly, but she too died when Catarina was 17 years-old. On that day, Catarina and her father met in the loss of their mothers and their relationship was no longer just that of father and daughter.
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100 %15 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
75 %8 reviewsAudience score rating
"Not for a moment is this film anything but hypnotic and engrossing..."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Its intimate lyricism won’t be for everyone, but this is diaristic cinema, bracing in its sense of beauty and feeling."
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Sight & Sound
Sight & Sound"A creative explosion of beautifully rendered, personal storytelling and the almost tactile sense of being transported somewhere else..."
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Collider
Collider"(A) thoughtful, gentle debut from... Vasconcelos: a lyrical, introspective love letter to her family, gorgeously shot on 16mm."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Sparkling and unique..."
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Little White Lies
Little White Lies"Alluring but obscure, Vasconcelos’ film does not yield meaning easily; viewers must bring their sense of poetry."
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Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald"(A) beautifully pensive, lyrical debut..."
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Variety
Variety"Intimate, unashamedly aesthetic and often austere, it is anything but a commercial proposition."
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Screen Daily
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Award winner- FIPRESCI Prize, Berlin 2020
- Runtime
- 101
- Genre
- Documentary, Drama, True Story & Biography
- Country of origin
- Portugal
