Vitalina Varela : a film /
Vitalina Varela : a film /
directed by Pedro Costa ; produced by Abel Ribeiro Chaves ; written by Pedro Costa, Vitalina Varela.
, Portugal
- 1 video disc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
- 020500
- Second Run ; 130 .
Special Features
- Exclusive interview with Pedro Costa at the Toronto International Film Festival (41 minutes)
- "Chantal + Pedro," a short film in which Chantal Akerman and Pedro Costa (or rather, their films) meet in a movie theatre, by Júlio Alves (2020, 8 minutes)
- Theatrical Trailer
- Booklet featuring an essay by critic Jonathan Rosenbaum Original production: Portugal, 2019. Originally released as a motion picture in 2019.
Cinematography, Leonardo Si̳mes ; editor, Vitor Cavalho, Jôo Dias, Júlio Alves ; prodution manager João Fevereiro ; sound João Gazua. Cinematography, Leonardo Si̳mes ; editor, Vitor Cavalho, Jôo Dias, Júlio Alves ; prodution manager João Fevereiro ; sound João Gazua.
Vitalina Varela, Ventura, Manuel Tavares Almeida, Francisco Brito, Nilsa Fortes, Marina Alves Domingues.
A Cape Verdean woman travels to Lisbon to reunite with her husband, after two decades of separation, only to arrive mere days after his funeral. Alone in a strange, forbidding land, she perseveres and begins to establish a new life. Winner of the Golden Leopard for Best Film and Best Actress at the Locarno Film Festival, as well as an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival. A film of deeply concentrated beauty, acclaimed filmmaker Pedro Costa’s Vitalina Varela stars nonprofessional actor Vitalina Varela in an extraordinary performance based on her own life. Vitalina plays a Cape Verdean woman who has travelled to Lisbon to reunite with her husband, after two decades of separation, only to arrive mere days after his funeral. Alone in a strange forbidding land, she perseveres and begins to establish a new life. Winner of the Golden Leopard for Best Film and Best Actress at the Locarno Film Festival, as well as an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival, Vitalina Varela is a film of shadow and whisper, a profoundly moving and visually ravishing masterpiece. A film of deeply concentrated beauty, acclaimed filmmaker Pedro Costa's Vitalina Varela stars nonprofessional actor Vitalina Varela in an extraordinary performance based on her own life. Vitalina plays a Cape Verdean woman who visits Lisbon to reunite with her husband following two decades of separation, only to arrive mere days after his funeral. Alone in a strange, forbidding land, she perseveres and begins establishing a new life. Winner of the Golden Leopard for Best Film and Best Actress at the Locarno Film Festival, as well as an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival, Vitalina Varela is a work of shadow and whisper, a profoundly moving and visually ravishing masterpiece.
Rating : 12 (Approved for 12 years)
DVD ; PAL ; NTSC ; widescreen (1.33:1) presentation ; 5.1 surround / 2.0 Stereo
Languages: Portuguese, Kabuverdianu ; Subtitle: English, Portuguese.
5060114151550
Separation (Law).--Drama.
Cabo Verdeans--Drama.
Lisbon (Portugal)--Drama.
791.4372 / VIT
Special Features
- Exclusive interview with Pedro Costa at the Toronto International Film Festival (41 minutes)
- "Chantal + Pedro," a short film in which Chantal Akerman and Pedro Costa (or rather, their films) meet in a movie theatre, by Júlio Alves (2020, 8 minutes)
- Theatrical Trailer
- Booklet featuring an essay by critic Jonathan Rosenbaum Original production: Portugal, 2019. Originally released as a motion picture in 2019.
Cinematography, Leonardo Si̳mes ; editor, Vitor Cavalho, Jôo Dias, Júlio Alves ; prodution manager João Fevereiro ; sound João Gazua. Cinematography, Leonardo Si̳mes ; editor, Vitor Cavalho, Jôo Dias, Júlio Alves ; prodution manager João Fevereiro ; sound João Gazua.
Vitalina Varela, Ventura, Manuel Tavares Almeida, Francisco Brito, Nilsa Fortes, Marina Alves Domingues.
A Cape Verdean woman travels to Lisbon to reunite with her husband, after two decades of separation, only to arrive mere days after his funeral. Alone in a strange, forbidding land, she perseveres and begins to establish a new life. Winner of the Golden Leopard for Best Film and Best Actress at the Locarno Film Festival, as well as an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival. A film of deeply concentrated beauty, acclaimed filmmaker Pedro Costa’s Vitalina Varela stars nonprofessional actor Vitalina Varela in an extraordinary performance based on her own life. Vitalina plays a Cape Verdean woman who has travelled to Lisbon to reunite with her husband, after two decades of separation, only to arrive mere days after his funeral. Alone in a strange forbidding land, she perseveres and begins to establish a new life. Winner of the Golden Leopard for Best Film and Best Actress at the Locarno Film Festival, as well as an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival, Vitalina Varela is a film of shadow and whisper, a profoundly moving and visually ravishing masterpiece. A film of deeply concentrated beauty, acclaimed filmmaker Pedro Costa's Vitalina Varela stars nonprofessional actor Vitalina Varela in an extraordinary performance based on her own life. Vitalina plays a Cape Verdean woman who visits Lisbon to reunite with her husband following two decades of separation, only to arrive mere days after his funeral. Alone in a strange, forbidding land, she perseveres and begins establishing a new life. Winner of the Golden Leopard for Best Film and Best Actress at the Locarno Film Festival, as well as an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival, Vitalina Varela is a work of shadow and whisper, a profoundly moving and visually ravishing masterpiece.
Rating : 12 (Approved for 12 years)
DVD ; PAL ; NTSC ; widescreen (1.33:1) presentation ; 5.1 surround / 2.0 Stereo
Languages: Portuguese, Kabuverdianu ; Subtitle: English, Portuguese.
5060114151550
Separation (Law).--Drama.
Cabo Verdeans--Drama.
Lisbon (Portugal)--Drama.
791.4372 / VIT