Image from Vazante (2017)
Image from Vazante (2017)
Vazante
Directed by Daniela Thomas (Brazil, 2016, 116 min.). Digital. Portuguese with English subtitles.
Forced to marry a slave trader, young Beatriz faces physical and emotional travails beyond her years in this lyrical and nuanced historical mood piece. Upon returning from a trading expedition, Antonio discovers that his wife has died in labor. Confined to a decadent but desolate property in the company of his aging mother-in-law and numerous slaves, he marries his wife’s young niece, Beatriz. Separated from her family and left alone in the rugged farmhouse in the Brazilian mountains, Beatriz finds solace in the displaced and oppressed inhabitants around her. Exploring the fraught intersection of feminism, colonialism, and race, Vazante is a haunting and stunning solo directorial debut from Brazilian filmmaker Daniela Thomas.
“A striking visual beauty.”—The Hollywood Reporter
“Daniela Thomas delivers a beautifully atmospheric . . . black-and-white drama about slavery and the subjugation of women in 1800s Brazil.”—Variety
Dirigido por Daniela Thomas (Brasil, 2016, 116 min). Digital. Português com legendas em inglês.
Vazante explora a solidão e as relações entre raças e gêneros nas margens do Brasil Colonial. Brancos, negros nativos e recém-chegados da África sofrem as mazelas derivadas da incomunicabilidade em uma fazenda imponente, na decadente região dos diamantes, em Minas Gerais, no início do século XIX.
"Impressionante beleza visual." – The Hollywood Reporter
"Daniela Thomas concebe um drama branco e preto, belo e atmosférico sobre a escravidão e a subjugação das mulheres no Brasil do século XIX." - Variety
Sinopse cortesia de Globofilmes.
Wheelchair accessible
With English subtitles
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