Ossos (1997)
- Directed by
- Pedro Costa
- Genre
- comedy drama, art film
- Country
- Portugal
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 46 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young mother leaves her newborn baby with the father in a poor Lisbon shantytown. The story follows the couple's struggle with poverty and their unstable relationship.
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What happens
Ossos (English: Bones) is a 1997 Portuguese film directed by Pedro Costa. Ossos was shot in the Fontainhas district of Lisbon (also known as "Estrela d'Africa"), where disadvantaged dwellers and immigrants from former Portuguese colonies in Africa live desperate lives. The film was nominated for the Golden Lion and won for Best Cinematography (Golden Osella) at the Venice International Film Festival in 1997. Costa further dealt with the now-defunct shanty district in his next two films, In Vanda's Room (2000) and Colossal Youth (2006). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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