About Cinema (2015)
An abandoned tumbledown theater in the outback of Paraíba state is the initial setting of a film about cinema, which explores the testimonials of the novelist and playwright Ariano Suassuna and other filmmakers such as Ruy Guerra, Julio Bressane, Ken Loach, Andrzej Wajda, Karim Ainouz, José Padilha, Hector Babenco, Vilmos Zsigmond, Béla Tarr, Gus Van Sant and Jia Zhangke. They all respond to two basic questions: why do they make movies and why do they serve the seventh art. The filmmakers share their thoughts about time, narrative, rhythm, light, movement, the meaning of tragedy, the audience‘s desires and the boundaries with other forms of art.
Director: Walter Carvalho
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Béla Tarr as Self |
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Ruy Guerra as Self |
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Júlio Bressane as Self |
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Lucrecia Martel as Self |
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José Padilha as Self |
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Benedek Fliegauf as Self |
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Jia Zhangke as Self |
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Gus Van Sant as Self |
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Ken Loach as Self |
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Ariano Suassuna as Self |
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Karim Aïnouz as Self |
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Andrzej Wajda as Self |
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Héctor Babenco as Self |
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Asghar Farhadi as Self |
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Salvatore Cascio as Self |
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Cláudio Assis as Self |
| Directing | Walter Carvalho | Director |
