The Cinematheque Presents METAMORPHOSIS OF BIRDS

Beatriz married Henrique on the day of her 21st birthday. Henrique, a naval officer, would spend long periods at sea. Ashore, Beatriz, who learned everything from the verticality of plants, took great care of the roots of their six children. The oldest son, Jacinto (Hyacinth), my father, dreamed he could be a bird. One day, suddenly, Beatriz died. My mom didn’t die suddenly, but she too died when I was 17 years-old. On that day, me and my father met in the loss of our mothers and our relationship was no longer just that of father and daughter.

  • The Cinematheque Presents METAMORPHOSIS OF BIRDS

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    Beatriz married Henrique on the day of her 21st birthday. Henrique, a naval officer, would spend long periods at sea. Ashore, Beatriz, who learned everything from the verticality of plants, took great care of the roots of their six children. The oldest son, Jacinto (Hyacinth), my father, dreamed ...

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    Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof’s urgent anthology examines life under despotic rule, and how it can shift our concepts of morality and humanity.

    “Radiates with a narrative urgency.” –Eric Kohn, IndieWire

    Every society that enforces the death penalty needs people to kill other people. In fou...

  • The Cinematheque Presents THERE IS NO EVIL

    1 video

    Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof’s urgent anthology examines life under despotic rule, and how it can shift our concepts of morality and humanity.

    “Radiates with a narrative urgency.” –Eric Kohn, IndieWire

    Every society that enforces the death penalty needs people to kill other people. In fou...