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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 09/08/2021
What's most remarkable about "Memory House" is not just its boldness but its beauty. Go to Full Review Beatrice Loayza New York Times 09/02/2021
Better as a mood piece than a political statement... Go to Full Review Kathleen Sachs Chicago Reader 10/19/2020
Rife with magical realist elements, the film is a visual and auditory treasure trove... Go to Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills 09/13/2021
Increasingly grotesque, Memory House is a visually arresting if simple parable with little need for dialogue. Go to Full Review Filipe Freitas Always Good Movies 09/09/2021
3/5
It literally depicts the gradual poisoning of a marginalized individual through the toxic environment that surrounds him. Go to Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru 09/02/2021
6.2428/10
Poetic and unflinching with shades of Ken Loach and Carlos Reygadas, but emotionally cold without enough left to the audience's imagination. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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MB C @MB.Cinema 6d A slow burning drama-fantasy that trades conventional storytelling for mood, symbolism, and political unease....Following an Indigenous dairy worker in southern Brazil, the film explores racism, labor exploitation, and the psychological scars of colonial history....Rather than a clear plot, the narrative drifts through memory, identity, and mental collapse, using long takes and minimal dialogue....Its imagery is bold and intellectually rich, but the heavy reliance on metaphor may alienate viewers seeking emotional payoff....The pacing is deliberately suffocating, creating atmosphere at the expense of narrative cohesion....Ambitious, unsettling, and uneven, Memory House provokes reflection more than pleasure, leaving questions instead of answers..... See more Topa J 10/23/2023 While beautiful and moody, with a transfixing performance by the lead, it didn't take long for the allure of Memory House's mystery to wear off and be replaced by a sleepy confusion. That said I would love to watch a youtube video explaining the mythological metaphors being used here.. As is, it just comes off as unaccessible and unclear. See more Eric P @wchevres 08/10/2022 Contemporary surrealist reflection on colonialism and economic colonialism. Very original, carefully done. Good for any art house buffs; like Elia Suleiman's film, but with dissociation and a bit of bitterness, rather than madcap satire. See more Read all reviews
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João Paulo Miranda Maria

Director

Antonio Pitanga

Cristovam

Ana Flavia Cavalcanti

Actor

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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