Mill Valley Film Festival 36 Presents
Today (Hoje)
North American Premiere
In Portuguese with English subtitles. Vera pops open a bottle of champagne as she savors the first few moments in her new apartment in downtown Sao Paulo. Her celebration is interrupted, however, when her husband, Luiz, mysteriously appears at her home after being gone for decades. Luiz learns that the apartment was purchased with compensation money from the government after his disappearance in the dark period of Brazil’s military dictatorship. Next, the couple embarks on a painful journey through their haunted past. Shot entirely inside Vera’s apartment, the film’s intimate tone transports the viewer into the secret depths of the couple’s relationship as the spaces around them start molding to their stories. Carried by Denise Fraga’s quietly riveting performance, Today meditates poignantly on the challenges of reinventing oneself after the loss of a loved one, and on the realization that one must first remember the past in order to forget it.
Screenings:
Sat, 10/5 8:15 PM Mon, 10/7 4:00 PM
Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center 1118 4th St., San Rafael
Tickets available September 15
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PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH CONSUL GENERAL OF BRAZIL