Obscuro Barroco
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Directed by | Evangelia Kranioti |
Produced by | Evangelia Kranioti |
Starring | Luana Muniz |
Cinematography | Evangelia Kranioti |
Edited by | Yorgos Lamprinos |
Production company | Tropical Underground |
Release date |
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Running time | 59 minutes |
Countries | Greece France |
Language | Portuguese |
Obscuro Barroco is a documentary film, directed by and released in 2018.[1] A Greek and French coproduction, the film profiles , a Brazilian transgender activist.[2]
Summary[]
Obscuro Barroco is an object that transforms infinitely, that devours infinitely: it is the mouth of , a legendary figure of Rio de Janeiro’s night that serves as the stolen point of entry to the city's nocturnal incandescence. The film opens with a seductive ballet of luxuriant tropical vegetation caught in the sea breeze and bowing under heavy rain drops. The theatrical beauty of these evergreen trees is so intense that it appears to border upon the artificial: these images set the stage for a reversal of perspective in which nature itself seems factitious. It will reappear in the glittering décor of a carnival float, the swirling gateway to an artificial paradise that a healer blows in our face. It is our very capacity for metempsychosis that plays out in this film, this strange and unknown faculty through which our soul can move towards, through and inside other bodies. A true question of cinema, then.
Obscuro Barroco is a docufiction about the dizzying heights of gender and metamorphosis. It is also a cinematographic hommage to a land of extremes, the city of Rio de Janeiro. Following the path of iconic transsexual figure (1961-2017), the film explores different quests for the self through transvestism, carnaval and political struggle. In turn, it asks questions about the desire for transformation of the body, both intimate and social.
The film had its theatrical premiere at the 2018 Berlin International Film Festival,[3] where it won a Jury Award from the Teddy Award program.[4]
References[]
- ^ "BERLINALE 2018: “OBSCURO BARROCO”, DE EVANGELIA KRANIOTI (FRANCIA, GRECIA)". Cinencuentro, February 19, 2018.
- ^ "Berlin Int’l Film Festival offers politically charged queer narratives". The Hindu, February 24, 2018.
- ^ "Brazilian Women Producers Make a Splash in Berlin". Variety, February 15, 2018.
- ^ "Berlin: 'Hard Paint' Wins Teddy Award for Best LGBTQ Feature". The Hollywood Reporter, 23 February 2018.
External links[]
- 2018 films
- Portuguese-language films
- 2018 documentary films
- Greek films
- Greek documentary films
- Greek LGBT-related films
- French films
- French documentary films
- French LGBT-related films
- Transgender-related documentary films
- 2018 LGBT-related films
- 2010s documentary film stubs