Vitalina Varela (2019)
- Directed by
- Pedro Costa
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Portugal
- Runtime
- 2h 05m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 70 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 woman leaves her home to be with her husband in Portugal after decades apart. She finds his body and must confront the life he lived without her.
slow-burnmelancholicvisually starkatmosphericmeditativeintimategrittysubdued
What happens
Vitalina Varela is a 2019 Portuguese drama directed by acclaimed director Pedro Costa. It won the Golden Leopard and Best Actress Award at the 2019 Locarno Film Festival. The film follows Vitalina Varela, a character who previously appeared in Pedro Costa's Horse Money. It was selected as the Portuguese entry for Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards after Portugal's first entry, Listen, was disqualified. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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