Underplayed Gems

Falamos de Rio de Onor (1974)

Falamos de Rio de Onor poster
Directed by
António Campos
Genre
documentary film
Country
Portugal
Runtime
1h 05m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary observes the daily life and traditions of a small Portuguese village. It records people going about their routines and customs without commentary or dramatization.

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What happens

Falamos de Rio de Onor (1974) é um documentário português de António Campos, sua terceira obra na prática da antropologia visual, na linha do cinema directo, que tem como antecessor Robert Flaherty, como primeiro teórico Dziga Vertov e, a partir dos meados dos anos cinquenta, inovando na teoria e explorando as duas experiências, Jean Rouch. É um filme etnográfico do Novo Cinema português, que, na área do documentário, se preocupa com questões de ordem antropológica e pratica a etnografia de salvaguarda. A possibilidade de filmar gravando som com câmaras leves de 16 mm daria novo impulso à obra de Rouch e faria dele uma modelo, seguido por realizadores portugueses que, cada um a seu modo, exploraram temas semelhantes, como António Campos, António Reis ou Ricardo Costa. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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