Sixth screening of the film programme Miguel Gomes – Full Retrospective and Carte Blanche, which explores the dialogue between the director’s filmography and his world of cinematic influences. The screening will feature Miguel Gomes’ "Our Beloved Month of August" (2008). The director will be in attendance to present the film.

AQUELE QUERIDO MÊS DE AGOSTO | OUR BELOVED MONTH OF AUGUST
Miguel Gomes | POR, FRA | 2008 | 147'

In the heart of Portugal’s mountainous region, the month of August brings a flurry of festivals and activities. People return to their hometowns, set off fireworks, tend bonfires, sing karaoke, jump off the bridge, hunt wild boar, drink beer and have children. Had the director and the film crew gone straight to the heart of the matter, resisting the dance parties, the synopsis would have been reduced to: “That Beloved Month of August follows the emotional relationships between a father, his daughter and her cousin, who are musicians in a dance band”. Love and music, then. (official synopsis)