Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Kleber Mendonca Filho Stars: Sonia Braga, Maeve Jinkings, Irandhir Santos, Zoraide Coleto, Pedro Queiroz, Humberto Carrao, Carla Ribas. The Aquarius of the title is a two-storey 1940’s apartment block in the upper-class seaside district of Boa Viagem Avenue in the Brazilian suburb of Recife. The eponymous apartment block has been the home for Clara (played by Brazilian …
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Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Gabriel Mascaro Stars: Juliano Cazarre, Maeve Jinkings, Alyne Santana, Carlos Pessoa, Vinicius de Oliveira. This co-production from Brazil, Uruguay and Holland is a slice of life drama set against the backdrop of the rodeo circuit, and gives us some insights into this little known macho world of the Vaquejada, a world populated by nomadic rodeo riders. Unlike the bigger and …
