Screens Sunday, October 23, 5:30 pm
A Máquina
(The Machine)
Brazil / 2005 / 94 min
Director: João Falcão
Producers: Diler Trindade, Geraldo Silva de Carvalho
Screenwriters: João Falcão, Adriana Falcão; Adapted from the book “The Machine” by Adriana Falcão
Executive Producer: Telmo Maia
Cinematographer: Walter Carvalho, A.B.C
Editor: Natara Ney
Art Director: Marcos Pedroso
Sound: José Moreau Louzeiro
Music: DJ Dolores, Robertinho de Recife, Chico Buarque de Hollanda
In Nordestina, a godforsaken little town lost in the wilderness, young Karina dreams of becoming an actress and wants to leave to see the world. Before his love escapes from him, Antonio, doña Nazaré’s son, will go in a kamikaze journey to bring the world to Karina. Antonio leaves the town and announces in a TV program that he will perform a sensational feat: he will travel into the future from Nordestina’s main square. If he fails, he guarantees, a death machine will kill him live on TV before everyone’s eyes. A story in which dreams contradict reality and love plays the role of a transforming element.
En Nordestina, un pueblito remoto abandonado de la mano de Dios, la joven Karina sueña con ser actriz y recorrer el mundo. Antes de que la muchacha se le escape, Antonio, el hijo de doña Nazaré, hará lo imposible para brindarle a su enamorada el mundo que desea. Para lograrlo, Antonio se va del pueblo y anuncia en un programa de televisión que se lanzará a una aventura fantástica: viajar al futuro desde la plaza principal de Nordestina. Si falla, garantiza que la ”máquina de la muerte” lo matara en vivo y en directo por televisión a la vista de todos.
Cast: Cast: Paulo Autran, Gustavo Falcão, Mariana Ximenes
Awards: Best Feature / Audience Prize 2005, Festival Do Rio; Best Feature / Best Script / Best Actress / Best Soundtrack 2005, Festcine Goiânia; Best Production / Best Editing / Honor Prize for Paulo Autran / Revelation Prize for Gustavo Falcão 2005, Fest Natal
Film Language: Portuguese
Subtitles: English
Film Year: 2005
Run Time: 94min