Memory House

Released Sep 3, 2021

1h 27m

Drama

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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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Topa J

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.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/23/23

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Eric P

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.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/10/22

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Cristovam

Ana Flavia Cavalcanti

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Manuel Betancourt

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What's most remarkable about "Memory House" is not just its boldness but its beauty.

Sep 8, 2021

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Beatrice Loayza

New York Times

Better as a mood piece than a political statement...

Sep 2, 2021

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Kathleen Sachs

Chicago Reader

Rife with magical realist elements, the film is a visual and auditory treasure trove...

Oct 19, 2020

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Roger Moore

Movie Nation

With so little that's independent-minded coming out of Brazilian cinema these days, Maria has found a niche well worth exploring and schisms few others dare to talk about.

Rated: 2.5/4

Dec 11, 2021

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

Increasingly grotesque, Memory House is a visually arresting if simple parable with little need for dialogue.

Sep 13, 2021

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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

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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
Screenwriter: João Paulo Miranda Maria, João Paulo Miranda Maria
Distributor: Film Movement
Production Co: Canal Brasil
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Portuguese (Brazil)
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 3, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 13, 2021
Runtime: 1h 27m

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