10+ Brazilian films that competed for the Oscar 2020 nomination and that you need to know

The Brazilian Film Academy recently announced that the film The Invisible Life was chosen by Brazil to try for a spot at the 2020 Oscars, in the Best Foreign Film category. Directed by Karim Aïnouz, the feature narrates the trajectory of two sisters from Rio de Janeiro in the 1950s, who are prevented from living the dreams they had together.

It is worth noting that, together with The Invisible Life11 other Brazilian films were also part of the pre-selection for the Oscars and deserve to be highlighted.

O awesome.club wants to talk a little more about each of these films, so you can update your list of national productions to watch. Follow up!

The film by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles was recently released in theaters. Mixing realism, action and suspense, the feature narrates a semi-dystopian future of a village in the hinterland of Pernambuco. nightjar was the first Brazilian production to win the Jury Prize category at the Cannes Film Festival, in France.

“My lemon, my lemon tree, my jacaranda tree”… whoever misses the great singer Wilson Simonal, should watch this biopic. The film narrates the trajectory of the carioca artist, from absolute success to years of ostracism.

The film directed by Toniko Melo and starring Leandro Hassum tells the story of Nilo Perequê: a comedian who decides to make drama so that the public will take him seriously as an actor. The cast includes Brazilian artists such as Rafael Portugal, Sidney Magal, Carol Portes and Caito Mainier.

Directed by Beatriz Seigner, the film takes place on “fantasy island”, a small territory located on the border between Brazil, Colombia and Peru, where a supportive community lives with dead family members.

Another film that was nominated for an Oscar was Socrates, by Alex Moratto. The narrative revolves around the life of a 15-year-old teenager who, having lost his mother, must survive extreme poverty and homophobia.

The film narrates the Brazilian political scenario in 1961. After the resignation of Jânio Quadros, the military try to prevent Vice President João Goulart from taking office. Leonel Brizola, then, creates the Legalidade movement, with the aim of realizing the possession. The cast of the film includes Leonardo Machado, Cleo Pires, Fernando Alves Pinto, Letícia Sabatella and other big names.

The seventh film by Rio Grande do Sul filmmaker Carlos Gerbase is a kind of “false documentary” about a man who lived 111 years and who cannot lie. The feature brings together testimonies of 39 characters, who narrate situations experienced with the protagonist. Great actors such as Maria Fernanda Cândido, Maitê Proença, Sheron Menezzes and Marcos Ricca participated in the cast.

Alice Gomes’ documentary looks back and presents a new look at the period of the abolition of slavery in Brazil, which took place with the Lei Áurea in May 1888. The narrative focuses on slave resistance, showing the role of the enslaved population in the opposition. to the regime.

As the director of the film, André Ristum, says, “solitude is the protagonist of this film”. In the feature set in São Paulo, the daily conflicts of 7 characters are articulated around a lunar eclipse. Actress Marieta Severo plays the character Maria Cláudia, who is part of one of the central axes of the narrative.

André Di Mauro’s feature provides an overview of the trajectory of Humberto Mauro, one of the pioneering directors of Brazilian cinema, who made films between 1925 and 1974. The documentary gathers excerpts from the filmmaker’s works and interviews.

Director Eliza Capai seeks to understand the main demands of the Brazilian student movement from the perspective of 3 young people. The documentary follows the struggle of students since the 2013 protests.

After you know a little more about these 11 movies, we want to know: which one will be the first on your list? Comment!