Belmont World Film presents two new films from Brazil
Monday, May 9, 7:30 PM
New England premiere of
NEON BULL
Directed by Gabriel Mascaro
Brazil, Uruguay, The Netherlands | 2015 | 101 min. | Portuguese with English subtitles
Iremar works the vaquejadas, a traditional sport similar to rodeo from the rural northeast of Brazil and Brazil’s second highest grossing sport after soccer. He and his co-workers live in the truck used to transport the animals, forming a makeshift, but close-knit family. But the country and region are changing and the area’s booming clothing industry has Iremar dreaming of becoming a fashion designer. A wild and sexy ride of a film! Winner at both the Venice Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival. Contains several graphic sex scenes.
Speaker: Dario Borim, Professor of Portuguese at UMass-Dartmouth, who teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Luso-Brazilian literature, cinema, theater, and music.
Sunday, May 15, 7:30 PM
CASA GRANDE
Directed by Fellipe Barbosa
Brazil | 2014 | 115 min. | Portuguese and French with English subtitles
Preceded by an optional reception sponsored by the Consulate General of Brazil from 6:00-7:00 pm at the theater featuring Brazilian cuisine (additional $22 admission).
An exploration of issues of race and class privilege among Rio de Janeiro’s decadent elite, this timely film depicts a teenage boy’s struggle to escape his overprotective parents as they covertly spiral into bankruptcy.
Speaker: Ana Paula Hirano, a doctoral student at Harvard’s Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. Her primary areas of interest are Brazilian literature and film. She is the co-producer and co-director of the documentary FROM BRAZIL TO JAPAN.
For tickets and more information visit www.belmontworldfilm.org or call 617-484-3980. Both films screen at the Studio Cinema, 376 Trapelo Road, Belmont.
