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Obscuro Barroco
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Wikipedia article
'Obscuro Barroco' is a documentary film, directed by Evangelia Kranioti and released in 2018.[https://www.cinencuentro.com/2018/02/19/berlinale-2018-obscuro-barroco-de-evangelia-kranioti-brasil/ "BERLINALE 2018: OBSCURO BARROCO, DE EVANGELIA KRANIOTI (FRANCIA, GRECIA)"]. 'Cinencuentro', February 19, 2018. A Greek and French coproduction, the film profiles Luana Muniz, a Brazilian transgender activist.[http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/berlin-intl-film-festival-offers-politically-charged-queer-narratives/article22834690.ece "Berlin Intl Film Festival offers politically charged queer narratives"]. 'The Hindu', February 24, 2018.
Summary
Obscuro Barroco is an object that transforms infinitely, that devours infinitely: it is the mouth of Luana Muniz, a legendary figure of Rio de Janeiros night that serves as the stolen point of entry to the city's nocturnal incandescence.
The film opens with a seductive ballet of luxuriant tropical vegetation caught in the sea breeze and bowing under heavy rain drops. The theatrical beauty of these evergreen trees is so intense that it appears to border upon the artificial: these images set the stage for a reversal of perspective in which nature itself seems factitious. It will reappear in the glittering dcor of a carnival float, the swirling gateway to an artificial paradise that a healer blows in our face. It is our very capacity for metempsychosis that plays out in this film, this strange and unknown faculty through which our soul can move towards, through and inside other bodies. A true question of cinema, then.
Obscuro Barroco is a docufiction about the dizzying heights of gender and metamorphosis. It is also a cinematographic hommage to a land of extremes, the city of Rio de Janeiro. Following the path of iconic transsexual figure Luana Muniz (1961-2017), the film explores different quests for the self through transvestism, carnaval and political struggle. In turn, it asks questions about the desire for transformation of the body, both intimate and social.
The film had its theatrical premiere at the 2018 Berlin International Film Festival,[https://variety.com/2018/film/festivals/brazilian-women-producers-make-a-splash-in-berlin-1202701700/ "Brazilian Women Producers Make a Splash in Berlin"]. 'Variety', February 15, 2018. where it won a Jury Award from the Teddy Award program.[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/berlin-hard-paint-wins-teddy-award-best-lgbtq-feature-1087984 "Berlin: 'Hard Paint' Wins Teddy Award for Best LGBTQ Feature"]. 'The Hollywood Reporter', 23 February 2018.
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