SuperBarrocco Renata Pinheiro

Barroco, a style of art in Brazil, deals with, besides others themes, the extremes: the spiritual and the material, good and bad, heaven and evil. The first short film directed by the Brazilian Renata Pinheiro is selected in Cannes after having been awarded prizes at two festivals in its homeland, in Brasilia and Recife. With beautiful photography, the plot portrays an old and lonely man who lives surrounded by memories. Walking on the streets and singing to himself, he seems to be living in the same way as when he had a wife and family. He’s almost crazy in this routine.

Pinheiro, an artist and former art director of movies such as The Dead Girl’s Feast (screened at Cannes last year), used video projections on the sand and around the house to concretize his memories. At some points these images interact with the great performance of Everaldo Pontes. The sound of running water and the sea reminds us that for him time is still passing, even with the sadness. It’s a creative film in terms of language with elements of video-art and a great use of photography.

Estela Cotes