Aquarius
- 2016
- Tous publics
- 2h 26min
Clara, 65 ans, vit pleinement sa vie avec sa famille et ses amis. Un constructeur veut racheter son appartement au bord de l'océan à Recife, ayant déjà acquis tous les autres dans le bâtimen... Tout lireClara, 65 ans, vit pleinement sa vie avec sa famille et ses amis. Un constructeur veut racheter son appartement au bord de l'océan à Recife, ayant déjà acquis tous les autres dans le bâtiment de 3 étages. Clara veut rester.Clara, 65 ans, vit pleinement sa vie avec sa famille et ses amis. Un constructeur veut racheter son appartement au bord de l'océan à Recife, ayant déjà acquis tous les autres dans le bâtiment de 3 étages. Clara veut rester.
- Réalisation
- Scénario
- Casting principal
- Récompenses
- 47 victoires et 48 nominations au total
- Fátima
- (as Paula de Renor)
Avis à la une
From IMDb synopsis, Clara, a 65-year-old upper-middle class mother of 3 children, refuses to sell her apartment, the last still occupied, to a big real estate company, built in the upper class, seaside Boa Viagem Avenue, Recife. Pledging to only leave her place upon her death, her building is probably the last remnant of a not so long ago past. Facing this conflict ahead mostly by herself, she will reflect upon her past and future and give her new strength.
Although the story can seem to be a bit clichéd, the movie excels in representing a middle-aged woman in an unique and independent way, something rarely seen in movies, where usually these characters are simply secondary, caricatures. There will be no big reveals and big turns, it is a mostly linear story (quite different from Kleber Mendonça Filho last movie, "O Som ao Redor", also critically acclaimed). But the way the director tells the story is what is so great. With a technique so sharp, he creates tension throughout the whole movie in ordinary situations (his trademark, an influence from John Carpenter), like in the scene where Clara and the real estate manager are simply maneuvering cars in the building's garage. This tension is what carries the whole movie, until the powerful ending.
In addition, the greater part of the movie has no actual direct connection to the its apparent central plot. Clara attending parties, talking to the lifesaver, walking with her nephew, having family meeting is what fleshes out her character, telling so much about her personality and her past indirectly, and this is the film's greatest strength. The moment she has with her 3 kids is maybe one of the greatest scenes in Brazilian cinema.
Forget all the political ideology. Watch it for what this movie really is, a powerful, fantastic piece of art.
I didn't understand those bad reviews that I just read here. In fact the movie is simple, with a simple a story but very emotional. Here in Brazil we face racism and a social fight which is pointed out in the movie.
The actors are good and Sônia Braga spectacular. I could see this movie more ten times and I am sure that I would always have something to learn.
I'm giving you this review without political issues, I am just a cinema lover. Do not miss the opportunity to see how prejudice and racism are frequent around the world. Also you're gonna experiment a time travel throughout the memories!
Movie's director, Kleber Mendonça, is a very skilled storyteller when it comes to expose the most bitter side of Brazilian's contradictory elite society. I've watched all his movies and shorts and I must tell, they are not comfortable. Yet they disclose things that either we don't talk about or we don't clearly see. It's a mind blowing criticism over our cultural trends and social costumes.
As for the main actress, Sonia Braga is one of the most iconic actresses in Brazil. She moved to US to live a relationship with Robert Redford, another great actor and director. As years passed by, she did connected with America's movie industry, though she never left her carrier in Brazil entirely.
In 2013 Kleber wrote a script that according to Sonia, while reading it, was a "present" from its author. So he invited her and she promptly replied. The result is this movie where, as The Telegraph correctly said, "will make you want to move to Brazil".
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesThe movie received an 18 rating from Brazilian Ministry of Justice for "drugs" and "explicit sex". On appeal, the age rating was changed to 16. But in 2024, after a complaint, it is 18 again.
- GaffesWhen Clara, who is annoyed by the noise from a party in the apartment above, decides to listen to a vinyl record, she picks up Queen's 1978 album "Jazz" and plays the second track, "Fat Bottomed Girls". But what is played is the shorter version of the song (released only as a single in 1978 and on the 1981 compilation "Greatest Hits") instead of the longer version from the album that is clearly shown spinning on the turntable.
- Citations
Clara: It's impressive what people say about lack of education, and they always refer to poor people, but lack of manners isn't in poor people, it's in rich, well educated people like you, the elite, who think they are elite, who think they are privileged, who don't stand in line, you know? People like you who took a "business" course, but lack basic human decency, who have no character, you know? No character, no I mean, you do have a character; your character is money, all you've got is your shit-eating smile; that's what you got.
- ConnexionsFeatured in Portraits fantômes (2023)
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Détails
- Date de sortie
- Pays d’origine
- Langue
- Aussi connu sous le nom de
- Водолій
- Lieux de tournage
- 560 Avenida Boa Viagem, Pina, Recife, Pernambuco, Brésil(Aquarius building)
- Sociétés de production
- Voir plus de crédits d'entreprise sur IMDbPro
Box-office
- Budget
- 2 500 000 R$ (estimé)
- Montant brut aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 285 930 $US
- Week-end de sortie aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 29 129 $US
- 16 oct. 2016
- Montant brut mondial
- 3 085 977 $US
- Durée2 heures 26 minutes
- Couleur
- Mixage
- Rapport de forme
- 2.35 : 1