The 14th Lusophone Cinema Week will continue this year its exploration of the cultural wealth of Lusophony.
On one hand, with Brazilian films that offer an intimate—if not light—view of this country, but still engage with today’s social issues.
On the other hand, with two Portuguese films that cast a look at history. The first evokes the figure of Aristides de Sousa Mendes, Portuguese Consul in Bordeaux during the Second World War, who saved thousands of persecuted people, mostly Jews, from deportation.
The second deals with the Carnation Revolution and will be an opportunity, forty years later, to discuss the current situation in Portugal.
Africa will also make its presence felt with a Luso-Mozambican film that will allow for the discovery of this great Southern African country, seeking reconstruction after many years of dramatic conflict. This African dimension will also be present in other events planned, as outlined in the program below, including concerts and partnerships with Casa di Cabo-Verde in Nice and Cesária Evora in Cannes.
A program designed to open spaces for discovery and exchange around Lusophony.
EVENTS
Saturday, March 17 at 4pm at MUSEAAV – 16 bis Place Garibaldi, Nice
Inauguration of the 14th Lusophone Cinema Week
Invitation-only cocktail, concerts with Portuguese and Cape Verdean bands…
Wednesday, March 21 at 8:30pm at Cinema Mercury – Place Garibaldi, Nice
Screening of the film The Consul of Bordeaux by Francisco MANSO and João CORREA with the presence of one of the directors and the distributor.
Wednesday, March 21 at 7:30pm at MJC Picaud – Cannes
Opening cocktail followed by the screening of the film Águas Mil by Ivo FERREIRA.
Saturday, March 24 at 3pm Auditorium of the Louis NUCERA Library – 2 place Yves Klein, Nice
Bossa Nova concert with PAPA YZELINA accompanied by the trio: Frédéric d’OELSNITZ (piano), Jean-Marc JAFET (bass), Alain ASPLANATO (drums)
Saturday, March 24 at 7:30pm at MJC Picaud – Cannes
Tribute to Cesária Evora in partnership with the Cesária Evora association
Monday, March 26 at 6pm at Disquaire Harmonia Mundi – 33 rue Hôtel des Postes
Classical music concert with guitarists Eduardo Baltar SOARES and Tiago CASSOLA: program Miroirs / Espelhos
Tuesday, March 27 at 5:30pm at Faculty of Arts – Amphi 61 – 98 bd. Edouard Herriot,
Classical music concert with guitarists Eduardo Baltar SOARES and Tiago CASSOLA: program Miroirs / Espelhos – free entry
Saturday, March 31 at 8:30pm at the Cultural Center of Providence – 18 rue Saint-Augustin, old Nice
Acoustic Cape Verdean concert with Carl Lopes accompanied by Marcus CECCONI and Nicolas CASTAGNOLU
FILMS (original version / subtitled)
The Last Flight of the Flamingo (Original title: The Last Flight of the Flamingo).
Director: João Ribeiro Duration: 1h30min – Year of production: 2009. With Carlo D’Ursi, Eliote Alex, Adriana Alves
Genre: drama – Spanish, Portuguese, Mozambican feature film – Distributor: Insomnia
“Águas Mil” – April Showers
Director: Ivo Ferreira – Year of production: 2009
Duration: 1h30min. – With Joana Seixas, Hugo Tourita, Lidia Franco
Genre: drama – Spanish, Portuguese feature film – Distributor: Insomnia
Synopsis: In April 1974, the Carnation Revolution breaks out, marking the end of the
Rio Sex Comedy
Director: Jonathan Nossiter – Year of production: 2010
Duration: 1h51min – With Charlotte Rampling, Bill Pullman, Irène Jacob
Genre: comedy – French, Brazilian feature film – Distributor: Océan Films
Os Famosos e os Duendes da Morte (Original title: Play a Song for Me)
Director: Esmir Filho – Year of production: 2009
Duration: 1h41min – With Henrique Larré, Ismael Caneppele, Tuane
Eggers
Genre: drama – French, Brazilian feature film. – Distributor: Solaris Distribution
Trabalhar Cansa (Original title: Trabalhar Cansa)
Directors: Juliana Rojas, Marco Dutra (2011)
Duration: 1h30min – With Helena Albergaria, Marat Descartes, Naloana
Lima Genre: drama – Brazilian feature film – Distributor: Bodega Films
Selection “un certain regard”, Cannes 2011
Eu me lembro – I Remember
Director: Edgar Navarro – Year of production: 2005
Duration: 1h48min – With Lucas Valadares, Fernando Neves and Arly
Arnaud Genre: drama – Brazilian feature film – Distributor: Bemtevi Filmes
7 awards at the Brasilia Festival 2005
O Cônsul de Bordéus – The Consul of Bordeaux
Directors: João Correa and Francisco Manso
Screenwriters: João Nunes, António Torrado
Duration: 1h30min – Year of production: 2011
With Vítor Norte, Miguel Borines, João Cabral, António Capelo
Genre: drama – Portuguese feature film
GUEST SPEAKERS
João CORREA (director)
Henri SEROKA (distributor)
Pedro DA NÓBREGA (historian)
PAPA YZELINA (singer)
Frédéric d’OELSNITZ (pianist)
Jean-Marc JAFET (bassist)
Alain ASPLANATO (drummer)
Tiago CASSOLA (guitarist)
Eduardo Baltar SOARES (guitarist)
Carl LOPES (singer)
Marcus CECCONI (guitarist)
Nicolas CASTAGNOLU (percussionist)
