EDGAR PÊRA: RETROSPECTIVE - 20 NOV
20 NOV 2016
17h00 session:
Perpetual Movements – Cine-Tribute to Carlos Paredes | 77 min.Resulting from the encounter between the guitar and a Super 8 camera, Perpetual Movements is a cinematic tribute to the music and thinking of Carlos Paredes, the undisputed master of the Portuguese guitar, who the film accompanies in seventeen distinct movements. The underlying theme of Perpetual Movements is a concert given by Carlos Paredes in the Carlos Alberto Auditorium in Porto (in 1984), where we discover that the musician is also a prolific storyteller. The narrative is a fragmented journey through his music and career, complemented by film diaries by Edgar Pêra, that transpose Carlos Paredes’ musical creation to an urban setting.
22h00 session:
The Baron | 90 min.Based on the homonymous novel by Branquinho da Fonseca and the short story, O Involuntário, by the same author, The Baron is a "neuro-gothic remake of a ghost movie," whose dreamlike atmosphere seeks to portray the life experience of a misogynist and tyrannical Dracula-style nobleman who terrorizes the population in the Barroso mountains, in Northern Portugal. Halfway between a comedy, musical and horror film, the references articulated with an aesthetic that is close to a comic book, The Baron achieves an imaginary dialogue between two periods – the contemporary era and the period in which Branquinho lived. It doesn’t solely provide an analogy between the contemporary world and the historical setting of the novel (Salazar’s dictatorship), above all, it conjures up the timeless arrogance of the Baron. The film also develops as a platform for referential projection of the memories of a film buff - spanning Russian constructivism, German expressionism and American Gothic – addressing both the history of cinema and the political anachronism of the situations depicted in the film.
PERPETUAL MOVEMENTS – CINE-TRIBUTE TO CARLOS PAREDES, 2006 THE BARON, 2011
Original idea, Director of Photography and director: Edgar Pêra Editing: Inês Henriques, Pedro Machado Soundtrack: "Ouverture Allegro” (Haendel), "Variações” (Artur Paredes), "Valsa” (Gonçalo Paredes) and music by Carlos Paredes (recorded in the Carlos Alberto Auditorium, Porto, 1984): "In Memoriam”, "Canto do Rio”, "Dança dos Camponeses”, "Improvisações”, "Canto de Embalar”, "Danças Palacianas”, "Canto do Amor”, "Prólogo”, "Dança de Aldeia”, "Fantoche”, "Canto do Amanhecer”, "Canto de Rua”, "Despertar”, "Raiz”, "Canto do Trabalho”, "Fado Moliceiro”, "Festa da Primavera”Special appearances: Malangatana, Rui Vieira Nery, José Jorge Letria, José Carlos Vasconcelos, Novo de Matos, José Manuel Oliveira, Alfredo de Matos, Avelino TavaresProducer: João Pinto Sousa Production: Corda Seca Format: 35mm, colour, 77 min.
Original idea and director: Edgar Pêra Scriptwriter: Edgar Pêra, Luísa Costa Gomes (inspired by the short story, "O Barão” by Branquinho da Fonseca) Director of Photography: Luís Branquinho Art director: Fernando ArealMusic: Vozes da Rádio/Jorge PrendasSound-mixing: Branko NeskovEditing: Tiago Antunes, João Gomes Cast: Nuno Melo (the baron), Marcos Barbosa (inspector), Leonor Keil (Idalina), Marina Albuquerque (the teacher), Paula Só (grandfather), Vítor Correia (the miller), Miguel Sermão (the guardian), Jorge Prendas (Master Alçada), Rogério Rosa (servant in the inn)Producer: Ana Costa / Co-Producer: Rodrigo Areias Production: Cinemate / Co-production: Bando à Parte Format: video, black and white, 90 min.
Perpetual Movements – Cine-Tribute to Carlos Paredes | 77 min.Resulting from the encounter between the guitar and a Super 8 camera, Perpetual Movements is a cinematic tribute to the music and thinking of Carlos Paredes, the undisputed master of the Portuguese guitar, who the film accompanies in seventeen distinct movements. The underlying theme of Perpetual Movements is a concert given by Carlos Paredes in the Carlos Alberto Auditorium in Porto (in 1984), where we discover that the musician is also a prolific storyteller. The narrative is a fragmented journey through his music and career, complemented by film diaries by Edgar Pêra, that transpose Carlos Paredes’ musical creation to an urban setting.
22h00 session:
The Baron | 90 min.Based on the homonymous novel by Branquinho da Fonseca and the short story, O Involuntário, by the same author, The Baron is a "neuro-gothic remake of a ghost movie," whose dreamlike atmosphere seeks to portray the life experience of a misogynist and tyrannical Dracula-style nobleman who terrorizes the population in the Barroso mountains, in Northern Portugal. Halfway between a comedy, musical and horror film, the references articulated with an aesthetic that is close to a comic book, The Baron achieves an imaginary dialogue between two periods – the contemporary era and the period in which Branquinho lived. It doesn’t solely provide an analogy between the contemporary world and the historical setting of the novel (Salazar’s dictatorship), above all, it conjures up the timeless arrogance of the Baron. The film also develops as a platform for referential projection of the memories of a film buff - spanning Russian constructivism, German expressionism and American Gothic – addressing both the history of cinema and the political anachronism of the situations depicted in the film.
PERPETUAL MOVEMENTS – CINE-TRIBUTE TO CARLOS PAREDES, 2006 THE BARON, 2011
Original idea, Director of Photography and director: Edgar Pêra Editing: Inês Henriques, Pedro Machado Soundtrack: "Ouverture Allegro” (Haendel), "Variações” (Artur Paredes), "Valsa” (Gonçalo Paredes) and music by Carlos Paredes (recorded in the Carlos Alberto Auditorium, Porto, 1984): "In Memoriam”, "Canto do Rio”, "Dança dos Camponeses”, "Improvisações”, "Canto de Embalar”, "Danças Palacianas”, "Canto do Amor”, "Prólogo”, "Dança de Aldeia”, "Fantoche”, "Canto do Amanhecer”, "Canto de Rua”, "Despertar”, "Raiz”, "Canto do Trabalho”, "Fado Moliceiro”, "Festa da Primavera”Special appearances: Malangatana, Rui Vieira Nery, José Jorge Letria, José Carlos Vasconcelos, Novo de Matos, José Manuel Oliveira, Alfredo de Matos, Avelino TavaresProducer: João Pinto Sousa Production: Corda Seca Format: 35mm, colour, 77 min.
Original idea and director: Edgar Pêra Scriptwriter: Edgar Pêra, Luísa Costa Gomes (inspired by the short story, "O Barão” by Branquinho da Fonseca) Director of Photography: Luís Branquinho Art director: Fernando ArealMusic: Vozes da Rádio/Jorge PrendasSound-mixing: Branko NeskovEditing: Tiago Antunes, João Gomes Cast: Nuno Melo (the baron), Marcos Barbosa (inspector), Leonor Keil (Idalina), Marina Albuquerque (the teacher), Paula Só (grandfather), Vítor Correia (the miller), Miguel Sermão (the guardian), Jorge Prendas (Master Alçada), Rogério Rosa (servant in the inn)Producer: Ana Costa / Co-Producer: Rodrigo Areias Production: Cinemate / Co-production: Bando à Parte Format: video, black and white, 90 min.
