Aquarius

Clara, a 65 year old widow and retired music critic, was born into a wealthy and traditional family in Recife, Brazil. She is the last resident of the Aquarius, an original two-storey building, built in the 1940s, in the upper-class, seaside Avenida Boa Viagem, Recife. All the neighboring apartments have already been acquired by a company which has other plans for that plot. Clara has pledged to only leave her place upon her death, and will engage in a cold war of sorts with the company, a confrontation which is both mysterious, frightening and nerve wracking.

This tension both disturbs Clara and gives her that edge on her daily routine. It also gets her thinking about her loved ones, her past and her future.

November 26 – Saturday 21.00 Contemporary Arts Center

Brazil France
145'
2016


Script
Kleber Mendonça Filho

Cinematography
Fabricio Tadeu
Pedro Sotero

Editing
Eduardo Serrano

Production
Cinemascope
Emilie Lesclaux
Michel notes
Said Ben Said
SBS Films

Cast
Irandhir Santos
Maeve Jinkings
Sonia Braga

Awards
Biarritz International Festival of Latin American Cinema - Best Actress
International Cinephile Society Awards - Best Actress
Lima Latin American Film Festival - Best Actress
Special Jury Award
Special Jury Prize
Sydney Film Festival - Best Film
World Cinema Amsterdam - Best Film

Festivals
22nd Festival on Wheels
World Cinema-2016