The animation The boy and the crane, directed by Hayao Miyazaki, will be released in Brazilian cinemas this Thursday (22). The Studio Ghibli feature film, nominated in the Best Animated Film category at the 2024 Oscars, is the latest among those in the list for the award released here.
The film is inspired by a 1937 novel and contains fantastic and autobiographical elements. The story follows Mahito, a boy who moves to the countryside after World War II and discovers a magical world. In Miyazaki’s narrative style, this explores adult and complex themes.
Check out the trailer below (there’s also an English version, which gained attention on social media when it was released):
The film premiered in July in Japan, where it had the largest opening for a Studio Ghibli title, even without an advance release. The animation, also shown on American screens, marks Miyazaki’s return to the film industry since 2013, when he decided to retire, but then changed his mind. At the Golden Globes, The boy and the crane won the award in the Best Animated Film category.
More Oscar previews in Brazil
Four more Oscar-nominated films will hit Brazilian screens in 2024. The British “war” drama. Area of interest, from the production company A24, arrived on Brazilian screens last Thursday (15). Director Jonathan Glazer, responsible for the project, is among those nominated for the 2024 Oscar in the Best Director category. The film also appears in the categories: Best Sound, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best International Film and Best Film.
Area of interest, already awarded at the Cannes Film Festival, shows the bucolic life of a family in the Polish countryside in the 1940s, that is, during the Second World War. However, the family is that of a Nazi officer. And the house is next to the Auschwitz concentration camp. The plot adapts the novel of the same name, written by Martin Amis and published in 2014.
Another Oscar contender that debuted here this year was the musical The color purple, directed by Blitz Bazawule and with Danielle Brooks among the Oscar nominations in the Best Supporting Actress category for her performance in the role of Sofia. The film is based on the novel of the same name written by Alice Walker. Its plot develops based on letters written by a young woman addressed to God. Celie (Fantasia Barrino) is an African American woman who lives in the southern United States at the beginning of the 20th century and tries to overcome the trauma left by the abuse she suffered by her father and husband over the years and, to succeed, she will have to count on the support and strength of a sisterhood of women.
Another Oscar debut on Brazilian screens was the mix of romance, Victorian era and science fiction Poor creatures, by Yorgos Lanthimos. Next to Oppenheimerby Christopher Nolan, Poor creatures led the Oscar nominations. Lanthimos’ film was nominated in 11 categories, including: Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress.
In the film, young Bella Baxter (Emma Stone) is brought back to life by scientist Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe), but with the brain of a child. Wanting to see more of the world, she runs away with lawyer Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo) and travels across continents. Free from the prejudices of her time, Bella calls for equality and liberation.
Emma Stone has already won 14 awards for her portrayal of Bella, including the Golden Globe and Critic’s Choice Awards. Additionally, Emma’s work in Lanthimos’ film made her the favorite for the Best Actress Oscar.
Two more Oscar-nominated films debuted on the big screen in Brazil in January: Past lives, by Céline Song; AND Anatomy of a fall, by Justine Triet. The first feature film was nominated in the Best Original Screenplay and Best Film categories, while the second competes in the Best Actress, Original Screenplay, Editing, Director and Best Film categories.
Romanticism Past lives tells the story of South Korean friends Nora (Greta Lee) and Tem Yoo (Hae Sung). They meet again in New York, United States, 20 years after Nora left South Korea with her family. During a fateful week, they grapple with notions of love, destiny and choices.
In French suspense Anatomy of a fall, Sandra, a famous writer, is suspected of killing her husband. Samuel’s death occurred in the Swiss Alps, where the couple lived with their son Daniel, 11, in an isolated hut.
Sandra’s trial, both in court and on the internet (especially social media), raises reflections on information and truth today. In addition to the Oscar nomination, the film won the Palme and the Golden Globe in the foreign film category.
The post-Oscar-nominated Japanese animated film, which hit Brazilian cinemas, first appeared on Olhar Digital.
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