A Minha Avó Trelotótó (2019)
Overview
«My grandma had a great strength and love for life which made me believe that some of us were able to become immortals and escape death. When she passed at the age of 92, her death was a surprise to me, which I was not prepared for. The cinema has the immense power of creating the illusion of life and its protection. This film is my attempt to rescue my grandma from death. It is not a documentary about my grandma but a film with my grandma. I wanted to film a ghost and then return it to the realm of the living, like Orfeu tried with Eurídice. It is a route to resurrection. It is my way of giving her immortality which I deem to be her right.»
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| Popularity | 0.182 |
Directed By
Catarina Ruivo
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Catarina Ruivo
Catarina Ruivo
Catarina Ruivo
António Pedro Figueiredo
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