Out on: | Blu-Ray 17th July 2017
DVD 17th July 2017 |
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The Girl From Recife
Clara, a 65 year old widow and retired music critic, was born into a wealthy and traditional family in Recife, Brazil. She is the last resident of the Aquarius, an original two-story building, built in the 1940s, in the upper-class, seaside Avenida Boa Viagem, Recife. All the neighbouring apartments have already been acquired by a company which has other plans for that plot. Clara has pledged to only leave her place upon her death, and will engage in a cold war of sorts with the company, a confrontation which is both mysterious, frightening and nerve wracking. This tension both disturbs Clara and gives her that edge on her daily routine. It also gets her thinking about her loved ones, her past and her future.
Sonia Braga delivers a tour-de-force performance as Dona Clara in Kleber Mendonça Filho's follow up to his audacious 2012 debut, Neighbouring Sounds, where, once again, the Brazilian film critic, turned director, examines human life in urban spaces in his hometown of Recife. Clara's eclectic collection of LP's and her vintage French 3-sheet poster of Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon, the latter item belonging to the director, will delight lovers of packaged media and memorabilia, items that Clara herself calls 'special objects'.
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
Blu-ray
High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
Original 5.1 audio (uncompressed)
Optional English subtitles
New interview with Director Kleber Mendonça Filho conducted by critic Ian Haydn Smith
Making-of featurette
Trailer
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Booklet featuring writing on the film by Sophie Monks Kaufman
DVD
Standard Definition DVD presentation
Original 5.1 audio
Optional English subtitles
New interview with Director Kleber Mendonça Filho conducted by critic Ian Haydn Smith
Making-of featurette
Trailer
DETAILS
RRP: £17.99 (BD) / £15.99 (DVD)
Region: B/2
Rating: 18
Duration: TBC
Language: Portguese
Subtitles: English
Aspect Ratio: TBC
Audio: Original 5.1 audio
Colour
Discs: 1
Directed by: Kleber Mendonça Filho
Starring: Sonia Braga
UK BD Cat No: FCD1503
UK BD Barcode: 5027035016726
UK DVD Cat No: FCD1502
UK DVD Barcode: 5027035016733