Documentary debut in commercial circuit after filing sessions at the festival is all true and gain approval of critics and fans
Ritendocumentary directed by Oswaldo Santana and codirighed by Karen Harleyhits theaters this Thursday, May 22, in Rita Lee’s Day. The film brings the last and unpublished interview of Rita Leemoments of her daily life narrated and recorded by the singer herself, as well as a vast collection material.
What is it about?
It is in the process of “personal archeology” that presents itself through the breaches of life, that singer Rita Lee shows what everyone has seen, in a way that no one has ever seen: Rita Poet, songwriter, instrumentalist, writer, hermit and muse. Rita’s personal life and her creative process are unveiled, thus revealing her musical talent and her ability to metamorphosis on stage. Rita guides the narrative in interviews granted throughout her career and recent and unpublished testimonialssays the synopsis
About production
“The process with Rita was quite collaborative, since she agreed to film with her cell phone and gave us intimate reflections on life and death. Beyond his grace, genius and generosity illuminate the interview we did”Declares the coditor Karen Harley About the different materials chosen to tell the story of the Brazilian rock queen.
In conversation with Rolling Stone Brazilthe director Oswaldo Santana he adds: “We arrived at a very strong moment, with photo collections, which brought a new language to the documentary”He explains.
Before reaching the commercial circuit, the film was shown outdoors at the opening session of the Festival is all truewhich happened in April this year, and had a special one. Santanatold the Rolling Stone Brazil that, during the event, in a scene in which Rite Sing in the rain, the rain really fell on the audience present outside the Brazilian Cinemateca, in São Paulo, where the film was being screened, and Rite He talked to the gifts.
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Source: Rollingstone
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