Heitor Dhalia (& Lourenço Mutarelli) PLUS Árido Movie (Lírio Ferreira)

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Lupicínio in the World of Nina (post by A/Z on Instagram);

Nina (Heitor Dhalia, 2004): in my opinion his best movie, and one of the best movies that were done recently in Brazil.

O Cheiro do Ralo (Heitor Dhalia, 2007) was based upon a book by Lourenço Mutarelli, and the interpretation of Selton de Mello is very convincing; the movie doesn't follow the text literally, and this is clever since the book was written in the first person, by a narrator who is not trustworthy.

À Deriva (Heitor Dhalia, 2009): From the middle to the end, the direction of actors gets better.

Serra Pelada (Heitor Dhalia, 2013);

Árido Movie (directed by Lírio Ferreira, 2005, and also with Selton Mello; for me it has the same metaphorical, dreamlike atmosphere as Dhalia's movies, and passages that feel equally uncanny) [there used to be a trailer of the movie embedded here, but it isn't available anymore by Youtube]; 

"Naquela Mesa" (composed by Sérgio Bittencourt, here singed by Nelson Gonçalves and in Árido Movie by Otto)[this video isn't available anymore by Youtube]; 

See also:
- The House that Jack Built's simple equation;
- Amat Escalante (& Werner Herzog): Basilisk's Cinema;

- desubicarse (Lucrecia Martel — La Niña Santa, 2007);

- El Estudiante, political movie (learning from Argentina);

- Godard's Sympathy for the Devil;
- Sonatine Takeshi Kitano, 1993);

- Julio Bressane;
- Cinema Novo;
- Pier Paolo Pasolini;

- Boi Neon (Gabriel Mascaro, 2015); 

- Cinema of Uruguay;
- Inside Job;

- Xingu and Rio + 20;

- Meirelles Best Movie after City of God; 

- A Vitória de Bellocchio; 

- Yes, critics do get the picture sometimes; 

- Blue Valentine;

- The Iron Lady;

- Movies about Musicians;  

- Most interesting LGBTQIA+ movies

And also:
- Sobre o fio de José Padilha;
- "ERRATA list" for Narrative Outbreak in Contemporary Conflict Cinema;
- Narrative Self-Deconstruction in Contemporary Cinema;
- Bases histórico-conceituais para a crítica cinematográfica não representacional;

Garbage (Plastic Debris)/ Coast of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), ****Torres

Photograph taken by A/Z in the Land of the Southern Lapwing, available at Fine Art America. 

Photographs (also by A/Z) of garbage debris in small beaches in the Municipality of Torres (February 2016);

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"A total of 1,390 items were collected... Plastic debris (42%) and cigarette butts (39%) were the majority... plastic fragments... straws... bottle caps... plastic bags... cups... candy wrappers... lolly wrappers... February [Summer vacation time] was significantly more contaminated... The majority of sampled marine debris had its most probable source estimated. Land based sources (BEACH USERS) represent 68% of the total amount... Cigarret butts... can be directed related to the fixed backshore KIOSKS and the existence of a FUTBALL COURT on the beach... lack of knowledge of beach users... since rubbish bins are found in all kiosks. In adittion there is NO INSPECTION BY MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES, and consequently NO GARBAGE CONTROL associated with the fixed kiosks (or with other facilities on the beach)... It was also observed that plastic and other types of solid wastes, such as building debris and grass cuts, are DIRECTLY ABANDONE ON DUNES all year long. The DIRECT THROW OF GARBAGE on the beach demonstrates the IGNORANCE OF BEACH USERS AND RESIDENTS in relation to marine debris problems..." Luana Portz, Rogério P. Manzolli, Juliana A. Ivar do Sul, Marine debris on Rio Grande do Sul north coast, Brazil: spatial and temporal patterns, Revista da Gestão Costeira Integrada 11(1):41-48 (2011);

*****MORE on the same topic:
"O gigangesco mar de lixo no Caribe" (BBC/Brazil); 

"A sea of plastic bags upon an ocean of trash" (The Sacramento Bee);

"Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea" (Plos One);

"Lixo de vários países chega ao litoral do RS e polui praias" (Youtube/Globo);

"Lixo na beira de praias é companheiro indesejado no litoral do RS" (TV Brasil);

"Três toneladas de lixo são recolhidos na praia do Cassino a cada mutirão de limpeza" (Globonews);

"Produção de lixo aumenta mais de 500% no verão em Tramandaí, RS" (Globonews);

Related posts in this blog:

- The Whole Lunacy of Megalomaniac Billionaires; 

- How much is a Parasite Worth in Brazil?

- To Dread: Environmental Issue;

- Blue Crab/ Siri Azul (Torres, Brazil, Jan 2019);
- Instead of revolution: démontage;
- Who Wants to Be the World's 5th Largest Economy?
- Land of the Southern Lapwing; 
- Torres (Northeast of Rio Grande do Sul);