Magellan Magalhães
Synopsis
In the 16th century, after convincing Spanish royalty to fund his expedition, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (played with harrowing intensity by Gael García Bernal) sets his sights on Southeast Asia. Charting a course for the Malay Archipelago, he embarks on a brutal campaign of religious conversion and colonial conquest, but obsession and madness begin to take hold.
Filipino auteur and “slow cinema” practitioner Lav Diaz helms this starkly beautiful biopic, an unconventional epic centering violence against a series of stunning, languid landscapes. Deliberately paced and endlessly absorbing, Diaz subverts the genre’s conventions at every turn, rejecting traditional mythmaking in favor of a more exacting, critical eye. The result is an awe-inspiring history that examines the sinister cruelty fueling the Age of Discovery.
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Film Credits
- Joaquim Sapinho, Marta Alves, Albert Serra, Montse Triola, Paul Soriano, Mark Viktor
- Gael García Bernal, Ângela Azevedo, Amado Arjay Babon, Ronnie Lazaro, Hazel Orencio, Tomás Alves, Bong Cabrera, Baptiste Pintaux, Brontis Jodorowsky
- Rosa Filmes, Andergraun Films, Black Cap Pictures, Lib Films
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The Secret Agent O Agente Secreto
Synopsis
Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a university researcher, is on the lam. He holes up in the seaside city of Recife, hoping to reconnect with his young son before ultimately escaping the country. Fearing for his life, he assumes an alias to avoid attracting the attention of Brazil’s military dictatorship. As he awaits his opportunity to flee, mysterious forces beyond his control start to close in around him.
Director Kleber Mendonça Filho (Pictures of Ghosts) offers an urgent, entertaining political thriller replete with international intrigue, mistaken identities, and red herrings galore. The film is at once a loving snapshot of a place in time and a timely fable about greed, power, and forces beyond our control. Winner of both the Best Actor (Wagner Moura) and Best Director prizes at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, The Secret Agent captivates with its twisting, turning plotlines and colorful ’70s flare.
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Film Credits
- Emilie Lesclaux
- Kleber Mendonça Filho
- Eduardo Serrano, Matheus Farias
- Evgenia Alexandrova
- Wagner Moura, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Gabriel Leone, Carlos Francisco, Alice Carvalho, Hermila Guedes
- Brent Travers
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Two Times João Liberada Duas Vezes João Liberada
Synopsis
João, a young actress, is cast in a biopic to play the gender-nonconforming Liberada, who was persecuted by the Inquisition in 18th-century Portugal. At first thrilled to embody such a resilient, rebellious figure from history, she begins to clash with the film’s director over his inclination to portray Liberada’s suffering and the violence inflicted upon them. As Liberada’s ghost begins to haunt João, the director slips into a mysterious coma; João finds herself at the helm of the chaotic production, where through cinema she must make sense of her own relationship to Liberada and their legacy.
Paula Tomás Marques’s beguiling debut takes an inquisitive dive into the psychology of filmmaking and performance, asking critical questions on the ownership of storytelling. Through a blend of formal experiments and earnest playfulness shot on sunny 16mm, Liberada’s spirit and their place in trans history comes to life through João’s living, breathing present.
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Screening
Wed, Oct 22 @ 8:00pm
at AMC NEWCITY 14, Screen 01
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Director Paula Tomás Marques
Screening
Thu, Oct 23 @ 2:30pm
at Gene Siskel Film Center, Screen 2
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Director Paula Tomás Marques
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Film Credits
- Cristiana Cruz Forte, Paula Tomás Marques
- June João, Paula Tomás Marques
- Jorge Jácome
- Fresco Mafalda
- June João, André Tecedeiro, Jenny Larrue, Alice Azevedo, Caio Amado, Eloísa d'Ascensão e Tiago Aires Lêdo
- Maria João Petrucci, Rodrigo Vaiapraia
- Fúria de Boi (Co-Production), Casa Estrela, Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola (Associated Producers)
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The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo
Diego CéspedesChile, France, Germany, Spain, Belgium
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Shorts 2: Animation
Synopsis
Some worlds can only truly be conjured outside of physical reality. These eight thrilling shorts unfold in an inventive array of visual and narrative styles that come together to form a vibrant snapshot of contemporary animation. May not be suitable for all ages.
Paradaïz, an abstracted depiction of returning to Sarajevo, hums with absurdist humor and a real longing for home. This is not your Garden uses 3D scan data to capture a ghostly portrait of Bogota’s highland cloud forests, which are currently threatened by climate change and human development. One man’s plans for the future are laid out in Retirement Plan. Every resident chases their own version of happiness in the colorful apartment building at the center of Dollhouse Elephant. In the quiet sepia-toned countryside of Dog Alone, a young woman, her grandfather, and a nearby dog all confront loneliness. In dipolar bipolar, the internal life of a person managing bipolar disorder appears as pulsing, maximalist visions. As eight-year-old Agata boards a full bus from Poland to Belgium by herself in Autokar; she notices that those around her seem different. The present moment sits perfectly still in Ordinary Life.
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Shorts 8: Drama
VariousChina, Croatia, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Palestine, Philippines, Spain
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Shorts 10: Outré
VariousArgentina, Belgium, Canada, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, U.S.
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Dog Alone Cão Sozinho
Synopsis
Marta Reis Andrade weaves thriller overtones throughout this autobiographical tale exploring loneliness. Featuring the voices of her family members, a subdued color palette, and sharp-angled character design, the story follows Marta as she returns home to visit her widowed grandfather. When a dog howls in the distance due to abandonment, Marta goes to investigate and the world around her takes on a mysterious air.
This film screens as part of Shorts Program 2: Animation.
Film Credits
- David Doutel, Vasco Sá, Olivier Catherin, Edwina Liard, Nidia Santiago
- Marta Reis Andrade
- Inês Munhoz, Alberto Remelhe
- Adriano Dias De Andrade, António Joaquim Leite Dias De Andrade, Maria Margarida Leite Dias De Andrade, Maria Isabell Leite Dias De Andrade, Marta Reis Andrade, Maurício Bento, Renata Alves, Olivier Catherin
- Grilo
- BAP Animation Studio; IKKI Films
- https://agencia.curtas.pt/films/show/602
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