Romances de terre et d'eau (2001)
- Directed by
- Jean-Pierre Duret, Andrea Santana
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Brazil, France
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 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
This documentary follows people living in the Brazilian Northeast, showing their hardship but also their dignity and strength. It focuses on their connection to the land and their enduring spirit.
contemplativeobservationaldignifiedpoeticslow-pacedintimategroundedaustereresilient
What happens
Romances de terre et d'eau est un film franco-brésilien réalisé par Jean-Pierre Duret et Andrea Santana, sorti en 2001 et en salles en France le 20 novembre 2002. Ce premier film de Duret et Santana inaugure une trilogie — avec Le Rêve de São Paulo (2005) et Puisque nous sommes nés (2009) — que les réalisateurs ont consacrée aux habitants du Nordeste brésilien, filmant leur misère, leur désarroi, mais également leur dignité, leur résistance, leurs rêves, leur poésie et la formidable pulsion de vie qui les anime. Filmant à deux, pendant de longues semaines, avec le souci constant de la "bonne distance" qui écarte d'emblée tout misérabilisme, ils visent dans leurs personnages, dans leur rapport à la terre, ce qui constitue l'Universel de la condition humaine. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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