“Thor: Love and Thunder” has already secured the title of the highest-grossing cinema in Brazil this long weekend. Simply because it opens in most of the country’s exhibition halls. Disney will take 1,800 screens with production this Thursday (7/7).
Only “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” and “Spider-Man: No Return Home” have had greater distribution – launched, a few months ago, in more than 2,000 and 2.8,000 rooms respectively.
Despite this, the alternative circuit managed to find space for four premieres, in particular “O Acontecimento”, a film that won the Venice Film Festival and tackles an increasingly discussed topic in Brazil: the right to abortion.
Check out all the releases and their respective trailers below.
| THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER |
Director Taika Waititi’s new film is a more cheeky comedy than “Thor: Ragnarok,” which combines action and humor to tell a coming-of-age story with many twists, fights and jokes. Lots of jokes. Not all funny, as the critical reception in the United States attests: 70% approval from geek bloggers, but only 56% among the top critics on Rotten Tomatoes. And despite the jokes, the ending is sad.
In his fourth solo film, Thor finds himself on the journey that began in “Avengers: Endgame”, sharing adventures with the Guardians of the Galaxy and seeking inner peace. But those days of irresponsibility are interrupted by the emergence of a space killer known as Gorr, the Butcher of the Gods, whose mission is to kill all the gods. To stop a new slaughter of Asgardians, Thor teams up with King Valkyrie, his new best friend Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster – who re-emerges blonde, powerful and with the ancient magic hammer of the Thunder God, who embodies the Mighty. Thor – in a desperate fight against the Butcher of the Gods.
The cast highlights Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Natalie Portman (Jane), Tessa Thompson (Valkyrie), Russell Crowe (Zeus) and Christian Bale (Gorr), not to mention the participation of Guardians of the Galaxy and director Taika Waititi in the Korg’s shoes. In addition, the post-credits scenes include the introduction of a new character (with a hook for “Thor 5”) and the return of an old acquaintance, kept “secret”.
| THE EVENT |
The main debut of the limited circuit, the Leone d’Oro at the Venice Film Festival in 2021, addresses a topic that has dominated current affairs: the right to abortion. Adapted from the novel of the same name by Annie Ernaux, it tells the story of a brilliant university student of the early 1960s, who sees her emancipation threatened when she becomes pregnant with her. Determined to finish school and escape the social restrictions of her working-class family, she finds herself with no legal options available and tries to find a way to have an illegal abortion.
In addition to the Golden Lion, the second feature film directed by Audrey Diwan (screenwriter of “The French Connection”) won 13 international awards, including the César for the most promising actress, awarded to the young protagonist of the drama: Anamaria Vartolomei (” Swap queens “). It also received the Critics’ Prize in Venice and this year achieved one of the highest critical ratings ever: 99% on Rotten Tomatoes, with a total of 154 positive reviews and only one negative.
| LOLA AND HER BROTHERS |
The French comedy revolves around three brothers: Lola, a young lawyer, who falls in love with one of her clients; Benoît, who is married for the third time and will become a father without being prepared; and Pierre, currently with serious professional problems. But despite the individual dilemmas, which could separate them, they are inseparable. The screenplay and direction are by actor Jean Paul Rouve (“Piaf: A Hymn to Love”), who also stars in the film as one of the brothers, along with Ludivine Sagnier (“Lupine”) and José Garcia (“Attack in Paris “). “).
| THE FIRST SOLDIERS |
Awarded at the Tiradentes Festival, Rodrigo de Oliveira’s play (“All Paulos in the World”) takes place in 1983 during the onset of the AIDS epidemic. The plot follows a young biologist, transsexual and videomaker, who tries to survive the disease between the desperation of the lack of information and an uncertain future. The main roles are played by Johnny Massaro (“Verdades Secretas”), Renata Carvalho (“Pico da Neblina”) and Victor Camilo (“A Mata Negra”). And there are some curiosities: Carvalho spent a decade as a STD prevention agent, working with transvestites and transsexuals in prostitution. and Massaro declared himself gay during filming.
| JURES |
Mariana Lacerda’s documentary draws an unlikely geopolitical line between the small Hungarian village of Nagyvárad and the indigenous Yanomami land in the Brazilian Amazon based on the work of Claudia Andujar. She was Jewish, a survivor of World War II, she went into exile in Brazil and dedicated her life to safeguarding the Yanomami peoples. Her precious collection, her tireless militancy, her war past and the current vulnerability of the natives are revisited through Andujar’s dialogues with the shaman Davi Kopenawa and the activist Carlo Zacquini, and with the dialogue of the Hungarian philosopher Peter Pál Pelbart.
Source: Terra
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