It's raining Brazilian films in NYC. Does anyone have any thoughts on the films
in this new series? I know that Bressane has a reputation, though I haven't
seen his films:

http://www.brazilianfilmfestival.com/eventos.php?type=10&id_cidade=13&idioma=EN&\
id_menu=39

In the MOMA series, so far I've seen MOSCOW, which I found intriguing and
finally appealing, and the Belmonte, which I didn't enjoy much at all. Thanks
for your recommendations! - Dan

--- In a_film_by@yahoogroups.com, Eduardo Valente <solalaranjado@...> wrote:
>
> I would second Filipe´s comments, only adding that IMHO Coutinho´s
> Playing should also not be missed, and reinforce that every film not
> mentioned by Filipe should definitely be missed.
>
> On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 2:13 PM, filipefurtado<filipefurtado@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Way better than usual thanks for Eduardo Coutinho's retro. Coutinho is one
> > of my favorite filmmakers current working, so it's great to hear his getting
> > a retro in NY. Coutinho is a unusual documentary filmmaker in so far as his
> > work is a method more than an actual a subject, all but the earliest (A Man
> > Labeled to Die) and his most recent (Moscow) are talking heads docs in which
> > Coutinho, who is a great talker, interviews people who have being previously
> > interviewed by a reserach tean, so both parties are already somewhat aware
> > of both questions and answers which highlights how much people are usually
> > given a performance for his camera. His more recent work has being much more
> > meta abou that (Playing mixes the actual interviews with staged versions of
> > the same interviews, Moscow has him hiring a theatrical group to rehearse
> > Chekov's Three Sisters with a stege director of their choosing for three
> > weeks). I'd reccomend all 8 films except Babilonia 2000 (which is good bu t
> > by far
> > his least interesting work), but if one has to choose just a few I'd say go
> > for A Man Labeled to Die, Master, Playing and Moscow.
> >
> > Except for the Coutinho films, I like Should Nothing Else Work Out, like
> > most of Jose Eduardo Belmonte's films it's uneven, but the highs are worth
> > it. December is an annoyng Cassavetes/Martel pastiche that has some fans
> > around here, some friens of mine think the laziness in Youth's direction is
> > charming and That's It (which I haven't seen yet) got some positive reviews
> > but I suspect the writers are more interested in the director being 19 year
> > old than the actual movie. Also, avoid Bruno Barreto latest crime against
> > cinema at all costs.
> >
> > Filipe
> >
> > Em 20/06/2009 11:34, Dan Sallitt &lt; sallitt@... &gt;
> > escreveu:
> >
> > I wonder if I may trouble our Brazilian contingent once again to post any
> > comments on MOMA's annual series of new Brazilian films:
> >
> >
http://press.moma.org/images/press/premierebrazil/PremiereBrazil09RELEASE_FINAL.\
pdf
> >
> > or:
> >
> > http://moma.org/visit/calendar/films/978
> >
> > Thanks, as always. - Dan
> >
> >
>