Casa de Areia (2005)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 103 minuten
Alternative titles: The House of Sand / House of Sand
Country:
Brazil
Directed by: Andrucha Waddington
Stars: Fernanda Montenegro, Fernanda Torres and João Acaiabe
IMDb score:
7,4 (3.492)
Releasedate: 13 May 2005
Casa de Areia plot
1910. Áurea goes to live in a small town in the dunes of the state of Maranhão in Brazil. Her only female companion there is her mother Maria. Áurea is pregnant and hates the town. She wants to leave, but that is very difficult, so she hopes to find happiness in the town. For three generations we follow Áurea, her mother, her daughter and her granddaughter.
Actors and actresses
Dona Maria/Áurea/Maria
Vasco de Sá
Áurea/Maria
Massu (1910-1919)
Luiz (1942)
Massu (1942)
Luiz (1919)
Chico do Sal
Pai de Massu
Cientista
Reviews & comments
Sergio Leone
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- 4403 messages
- 3088 votes
Interesting.
And that in an unusual way. House Of Sand will be incredibly slow for the average film viewer, but in that slowness also lies its power: time passes relentlessly, even in a remote place in the desert.
That fact is quite well developed and makes for a fascinating film.
In addition, the acting is also very good. The choice to have the same actresses portray multiple characters is quite fun and works.
And of course there is also the beautiful cinematography, perhaps the biggest advantage of this film. The pace may not be fast, but the number of beautifully shot pictures is. The location is perhaps the main character and is given attention as such.
3.5
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Decec
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- 6741 messages
- 8581 votes
A beautiful drama film...
Great story...
Great acting...
Excellent HD quality widescreen...
Excellent background sound/
music (no Dolby Digital available)...
Great desert...
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Fisico
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- 10039 messages
- 5398 votes
Desert areas in Brazil. This was new to me too. This was pure sand like you would find in Chile or Bolivia. A special desert reportedly where the above-average precipitation is very high. In that respect an interesting and beautiful film.
However, I could do very little with it in terms of content. I like a slow movie, but here it moves along extremely slowly. Few dialogues, few technical changes such as camera handling or whatever. Except for those time elements, played with different generations by the same people.
What did gain my interest was the impasse in which the family found itself. Generation after generation, stuck or better held, not on a desert island, but an endless desert.
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