House of Sand (2005) Casa de Areia
House of Sand (2005)
DVDRip | MKV | 720x322 | x264 @ 955 Kbps | 116 min | 1,16 Gb
Audio: Portuguese AC3 2.0 @ 448 Kbps | Subs: English, Portuguese, Spanish
Genre: Drama
DVDRip | MKV | 720x322 | x264 @ 955 Kbps | 116 min | 1,16 Gb
Audio: Portuguese AC3 2.0 @ 448 Kbps | Subs: English, Portuguese, Spanish
Genre: Drama
Director: Andrucha Waddington
Writers: Elena Soarez (screenplay) (as Elena Soárez), Luiz Carlos Barreto (story)
Stars: Fernanda Montenegro, Fernanda Torres, Ruy Guerra
In 1910, a woman is taken along with her mother to a far-away desert by her husband, and, after his passing, is forced to spend the next 59 years of her life hopelessly trying to escape it.
IMDB – 12 wins
Maybe it's a male/female perspective (the mother daughter relationships were so spot on), or an American/Brazilian difference in perspective, but I can not understand all the negative comments on the board regarding this movie! To me it is a haunting little masterpiece I will not soon forget. The standout acting, the stunning yet eerie landscape setting, the subtle plot, and the music are reminiscent of Kurosawa's deeply minimal but hugely philosophical dramas. Add to that, a brilliantly BIG viewfinder of a camera and a really superb space science sub plot this movie is almost epic. I was surprised by it's simplicity and astonished by it's depth. The director may be young but his soul is ever so old.
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House of Sand (2005) Casa de Areia
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