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In the Intense Now

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Archival footage, newsreel clips and home movies from the 1960s showcase uprisings in Paris, the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, and the Cultural Revolution in China.

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Mark Feeney Boston Globe 05/16/2018
3/4
Alternately engaging and a bit muddled, the film looks at the years 1966-68 as seen in China; in France, with the May 1968 student uprising; and in Czechoslovakia, with the Soviet invasion, three months later, and its aftermath. Go to Full Review Peter Rainer Christian Science Monitor 04/27/2018
B+
In the end, the political confusions of Salles's movie, which seem all of a piece with the political confusions of that era, sit small beside its achievement as a document of an incendiary time. Go to Full Review Robert Abele Los Angeles Times 04/19/2018
The combination of archival bounty with Salles' touching analysis has a hypnotic effect, serving up the past plus reflection, garnished with a resonant melancholy about the ebb and flow of uprisings. Go to Full Review Dustin Chang ScreenAnarchy 07/17/2020
With the disparity between haves and have-nots greater than ever, the spirit of 68 is more relevant now than ever before. Go to Full Review Pat Mullen POV Magazine 05/22/2019
In the Intense Now is inspired more by dusty novels and Godard films than it is by the revolutionary spirit of the working class. Go to Full Review Chris Barsanti PopMatters 04/22/2019
João Moreira Salles's melancholic documentary, In the Intense Now (No Intenso Agora) stitches together amateur footage of the riots of 1968 to create a riveting rumination on the glee and disillusionment of idealism. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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João Moreira Salles

Director

João Moreira Salles

Writer

Maria Carlota Fernandes Bruno

Producer

Eduardo Escorel

Film Editing

Lais Lifschitz

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Synopsis Archival footage, newsreel clips and home movies from the 1960s showcase uprisings in Paris, the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, and the Cultural Revolution in China.
Director
João Moreira Salles
Producer
Maria Carlota Fernandes Bruno
Screenwriter
João Moreira Salles
Distributor
Icarus Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 31, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 25, 2019
Runtime
2h 7m