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Memory House

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In this audacious debut feature, João Paulo Miranda Maria conjures a surreal image of the racial and social rifts in modern day Brazil. Cristovam (played by Cinema Novo icon Antônio Pitanga), an Indigenous Black man from the rural North, moves to an industrialized Southern town populated by the descendants of Austrian ex-pats to work in a milk factory. Immediately confronted with their virulent racism, he becomes more and more estranged from the white world. Upon discovering an abandoned house filled with objects reminding him of his origins, Cristovam begins a spiritual and physical metamorphosis...
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Manuel Betancourt Variety What's most remarkable about "Memory House" is not just its boldness but its beauty. Sep 8, 2021 Full Review Beatrice Loayza New York Times Better as a mood piece than a political statement... Sep 2, 2021 Full Review Kathleen Sachs Chicago Reader Rife with magical realist elements, the film is a visual and auditory treasure trove... Oct 19, 2020 Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills Increasingly grotesque, Memory House is a visually arresting if simple parable with little need for dialogue. Sep 13, 2021 Full Review Filipe Freitas Always Good Movies It literally depicts the gradual poisoning of a marginalized individual through the toxic environment that surrounds him. Rated: 3/5 Sep 9, 2021 Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru Poetic and unflinching with shades of Ken Loach and Carlos Reygadas, but emotionally cold without enough left to the audience's imagination. Rated: 6.2428/10 Sep 2, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews
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João Paulo Miranda Maria

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Antonio Pitanga

Cristovam

Ana Flavia Cavalcanti

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Sam Louwyck

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Gilda Nomacce

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Aline Marta Maia

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Synopsis In this audacious debut feature, João Paulo Miranda Maria conjures a surreal image of the racial and social rifts in modern day Brazil. Cristovam (played by Cinema Novo icon Antônio Pitanga), an Indigenous Black man from the rural North, moves to an industrialized Southern town populated by the descendants of Austrian ex-pats to work in a milk factory. Immediately confronted with their virulent racism, he becomes more and more estranged from the white world. Upon discovering an abandoned house filled with objects reminding him of his origins, Cristovam begins a spiritual and physical metamorphosis...
Director
João Paulo Miranda Maria
Producer
Denise Gomes, Paula Cosenza, Didar Domehri
Screenwriter
João Paulo Miranda Maria, João Paulo Miranda Maria
Distributor
Film Movement
Production Co
Canal Brasil
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 3, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 13, 2021
Runtime
1h 27m
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