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12/26/2012 Even if it's quite frustrating to watch for the first hour, something as interesting as this one does not come along very often. Our Beloved Month of August challenges the idea of fiction, more so than anything done recently (okay, maybe it loses out to Certified Copy, but that is that) See more 12/09/2011 This was honestly the worst movie I have ever seen! there was no plot or logical sequence of events. The entire 2.5 hour movie could have been condensed to 20 total minutes and nobody would even notice that anything had been removed. See more 09/01/2010 Dentro do universo de desconstrução das narrativas tem uma proposta absolutamente válida. E mais que isso. Um desafio. O desafio de fazer a conexão entre algo próximo ao documentário e a ficção. Ligar a documentação da pré-produção de um filme ficcional e ele próprio. Entendo que não funcionou bem. Da primeira parte saí muito encanto com o universo da pequenas vilas portuguesas. Me peguei pensando no poder mágico do cinema de transportar o espectador e apresentar-lhe realidades tão longínquas. Adorei as pequenas histórias da serra que, segundo quem conta, "não interessam a ninguém", mas que são fascinantes. Cheguei mesmo a pensar que o filme se construiria pelo contraste entre um estilo musical que se alimenta de vários elementos pop e tecnológicos (que pouco se assemelha ao que se esperaria de uma "música tradicional" dos lugarejos de Portugal) e o universo da pequena comunidade, que nada tem de global. Estava satisfeito. Mas também estava errado. Em algum momento o filme vira e se torna a história que os produtores diziam na primeira parte que queriam contar. Achei chatérrima. Boba e interminável. Confesso nem ter prestado tanta atenção em seus detalhes, tal o caráter folhetinesco que nela eu via. E e só. See more 09/01/2010 It had a nice concept, starting off as a documentary so later on when fiction is added it feels more real. It would have been interesting if the documentary bits were less (as we got the point quite early). The story was extremely boring and not interesting enough, the long shots (of landscape! and etc...) only helped turning it into a really excrutiating experience. They should have explored the characters more. And show the crew less, didn't really like the "making of" idea, especially the moments with the director and producer (the sound guy was ok!), as they were all bad actors it didn't really worked as a bridge between fiction and the documentary. Also made me think they all had a huge ego. The acting was not as bad as the dialog coming through their mouths. At times i felt like screaming for not being able to see the actors faces. And the sex scene? Serious? We can't see her face... not before, not after, not during. All the shots, were incredibly long and dull, camera movements were stupid and noticeable. Great depiction of Portugal in the summer, as i've never seen before on screen. It was a shame that the film was poorly executed. See more 09/01/2010 Guión interesante, buenas actuaciones, la música un poco excesiva. See more 09/01/2010 Having a Portuguese family and being strictely related to the Portuguese culture drove my attention to the documentary in the beginning. But despite the beautiful landscapes and the interesting parallel stories, the movie directors made a mistake: they craved so much for a non-pretentious piece of art that it did become pretentious. Basically, the movie's idea is fantastic, but unfortunately did not receive an equally good development. See more Read all reviews

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