 This Special Edition Box Set includes four films from the Global Lens Collection:
Almost Brothers (Quase Dois Irmãos)
A film by Lúcia Murat. This searing look at the class struggle of Brazil over a period of four decades is told through the closely linked yet fatally divided lives of Miguel, a middle-class white rebel, and Jorge, his black childhood friend. Remembering their time of imprisonment by the right wing government in the '60s, Miguel returns as a progressive politician to the prison where Jorge serves a sentence as a gang leader, to seek his help in changing the cycle of death and poverty.
“Strong stuff...savage, wonderful!” -The New York Times
“Think ‘City of God’ - raw, satisfying!” -SF Bay Guardian
Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures (Cinema, Aspirinas e Urubus)
A film by Marcelo Gomes. 1942. Johann, a young German opposed to Hitler’s war, travels the dusty roads of northeastern Brazil selling a new wonder drug, Aspirin, to peasants and farmers. Along the way he picks up a hitchhiker, the sharp-tongued Ranulpho, who helps in his efforts. But as Brazil enters the war against Germany and Johann is ordered back home, each man must decide his own fate.
“A lovely road movie, especially captivating.” -Time Out London
“Thoughtful...every moment seems to tremble with mystery and possibility.” -The New York Times
Mango Yellow (Amarelo Manga)
A Film by Cláudio Assis. The hothouse atmosphere of Brazil comes alive in Mango Yellow, where lust and economic desperation combine in a volatile brew of provocative cinema. On the mean streets of the coastal town of Recife, an array of characters including a jaded waitress, a gay cook, a philandering butcher and his evangelical wife emerge as "full dimensional people in touch with their explosive feelings" (The New York Times).
“A provocative and unique Brazilian import.” -CBS Radio
“A wildcat of a film!” -Variety
Margarette's Feast (La Festa de Margarette)
A Film by Renato Falcão. A modern silent masterpiece using the style and techniques of Brazil’s cinematic past, Margarette’s Feast tells an allegory of Brazil’s social struggles without words while making dazzling use of exhilarating Brazilian music. After losing his job, goodhearted but penniless Pedro comes into possession of a miraculous suitcase that never runs out of money, allowing him to throw an extravagant birthday party for his wife.
“Recalls Chaplin in its mix of comedy and tragedy.” -Cleveland Institute of Art
“Touching, funny, and engaging.” -Portland Mercury
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