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For her carte blanche on Brazilian cinema, Ana Vaz has chosen to bring into dialogue the work of Andrea Tonacci, a leading figure of Brazilian Cinema Marginal, and that of Helena Solberg, the only woman filmmaker associated with Cinema Novo, whose career has been shaped by a strong commitment to feminist causes and a spirit of political rebellion against social norms.
Helena Solberg, Meio Dia (1969)
restored digital file, black-and-white, sound, 10 minA group of school students stages a rebellion that escalates into a threat against their teacher.
Andrea Tonacci, Bang Bang (1971)restored digital file, black-and-white, sound, 85 min
A cult classic of Brazil’s Cinema Marginal, Bang Bang (1971) is Andrea Tonacci’s anarchic “Maoist detective comedy,” where a monkey-masked man drifts through a chain of absurd encounters with various eccentric characters, whilst filming a movie. Tonacci transforms this pursuit into a playful dismantling of cinematic grammar, fragmenting action and narrative, challenging the audiences expectations for clear answers.