Acácio de Almeida
2021Antecâmara
Jorge Cramez
Luís Miguel Cintra, Catarina Ruivo
Using video assist recorded images, Antecâmara is about the “act” of shooting, the physical reality and ritual energy of two film crews during the preparation for a shot. The first video assist rule is that the image one sees in it has to be more interesting than what one sees outside. Nothing is left to chance. It helps to preview the shot, organise space, arrange the scenes, move the actors and light the set. And it provides it all with a meaning depending on how the camera is used. It is the space-time before the shot, where it is sketched.
Anteroom
As Armas e o Povo
Glauber Rocha, Fernando Lopes
Glauber Rocha, Adelino Gomes
Film directors with hand-held cameras went to the streets of Lisbon from April 25 to May 1, 1974, registering interviews and political events of the Portuguese "Carnations Revolution", as that period would be later known.
As Armas e o Povo
Gardien de la nuit
Jean-Pierre Limosin
Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Aurelle Doazan
With an off-beat sense of humor to match its erratic central character, this original comedy-drama features Jean-Philippe Ecoffey as Yves, a young man who works as a cop at night. The catch is that Yves turns to petty crime during the day, partly to impress Aurore (Aurelle Doazan), a nurse he idolizes from afar. His criminal hobby seems hard to understand, since it's doubtful that they will really get him anywhere with Aurore; besides, she already has a boyfriend. Nevertheless, Yves starts out by robbing a post office and ends up trying to run over Aurore's boyfriend, an act which finally gets him into serious trouble.
Guardian of the Night
Danses macabres, squelettes et autres fantaisies
Pierre Léon, Jean Louis Schefer
Jean Louis Schefer, Acácio de Almeida
Two film directors and a writer are in Portugal for an expedition through various images, moments from the history of Western allegorical representation. The writer is Jean-Louis Schefer, and this tale encapsulates his life’s mission.
Danses Macabres, Skeletons, and Other Fantasies
Viagem aos Confins de um Sítio Onde Nunca Estive
João Mário Grilo
Rui Chafes, Acácio de Almeida
“The artist, in his movement towards the ideal, upsets the stability of any one society. Society aspires to achieve stability; the artist aims for infinity. That is the artist’s responsibility and the spiritual sacrifice demanded of him.” Rui Chafes, O Perfume das Buganvílias, 2012 (19).
Viagem aos Confins de um Sítio Onde Nunca Estive
